Al-Rahi: Parliament Should Take Technical Action for Financial Laws in Absence of Normal Legislation
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi stressed on Monday that it is necessary to call for the election of a head of state, urging the parliament to take "technical action" with regard to the financial laws.
“As Christians, it is our duty to call for the election of a president and for the restoration of the functions of the parliament, the cabinet and public institutions” said al-Rahi during the opening of 49th cycle of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Bkirki.
“We ask the parliament to take the necessary technical action with regard to the financial laws in light of the inability for normal legislation” he added.
A legislative session is set to convene on the 12th and 13th of November to ratify urgent laws under the title the legislation of necessity, and to ratify financial laws.
The World Bank has warned Lebanon that it would drop it from its list of aid receivers for years to come in the absence of the necessary financial legislation.
“It is a pity how personal interests are surmounting the interest of the state,” lamented al-Rahi in reference to the disputes among politicians, the latest on what items to include on the agenda of the session.
“We are sorry for the manner that some politicians are using to address the national interests,” he concluded.
The Kataeb Party said they will boycott the legislative seseion over the failure to elect a new president.
The Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement are also considering a boycott over the failure to include the parliamentary electoral law on the session's agenda.
The two sides had recently signed an agreement on the draft-law on restoring the nationality of expatriates.
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Source: Naharnet
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