Report: Law Extending Voter Registration for Expats to Be Discussed in Cabinet

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The government will convene in an ordinary meeting on Thursday to tackle several items on its agenda including an urgent draft law submitted by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil to extend the deadline for voter registration of Lebanese living abroad, al-Joumhouria daily reported Wednesday.

The government will convene before noon at the Grand Serail to discuss 71 items including the controversial draft law giving a bigger chance for Lebanese expatriates wishing to be part of the election process to register.

Bassil has reportedly argued that expatriates may have been discouraged after the now-reversed resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Riyadh. He therefore wishes to give them additional chance now that the political process is “back to normal” after the Premier's return to Lebanon.

However, Speaker Nabih Berri has reiterated that he rejects any amendments be made to the electoral law after it has been approved by the parliament.

Furthermore, the government will discuss the request of the Interior Ministry to provide staff in the commission tasked with supervising the electoral process, and the request of the Foreign Minster to establish consulates in different capitals and cities, and the Defense Ministry's request to form a special committee to prepare for the special Rome II conference, according to the daily.

Ministers are to also discuss the implementation of an agreement to expand the major waste landfills of Costa Brava and Burj Hammoud and the establishment of a waste recycling plant in al-Amrusieh based on a proposal by the Council for Development and Reconstruction.

SourceNaharnet
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