Geagea says Berri 'gives no weight' to Constitution, MPs and Lebanese people

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused Tuesday Speaker Nabih Berri of bypassing 65 MPs who demanded to amend the electoral law in order to allow expats to vote for all 128 seats.

"Berri's call for a legislative session next Thursday is a bypass and a slight against the opinion of the 65 MPs who boycotted it."

The MPs had boycotted the latest session after Berri refused to discuss the draft law proposed by the 65 MPs in parliament.

The current electoral law only allows expats to vote for six newly-introduced seats in parliament.

"Speaker Berri's actions show that he gives no weight to the Constitution, the Internal Regulations of Parliament, or the MPs themselves. He also shows no regard for the Lebanese people who voted for these MPs," Geagea said.