Lebanon receives 'letter' threatening EU sanctions on vote boycotters
Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry has received a letter threatening European Union sanctions against MPs who fail to attend presidential election sessions, an official source told MTV on Tuesday.
Media reports have said that foreign threats to impose sanctions on vote obstructors are what pushed Speaker Nabih Berri to say that “the presidential election should be finalized before June 15 at the latest.”
Other reports said that Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Walid Bukhari has called on Lebanese officials whom he met in recent days to elect a president as soon as possible or “face international sanctions.”
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