The electoral subcommittee aimed at studying various parliamentary electoral laws is set to resume on Monday, reported the daily An Nahar Sunday.

Speaker Nabih Berri's circles told the daily that he will refer former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's initiative to the joint parliamentary committees once he receives it.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi praised on Saturday former Premier Saad Hariri's initiative on the parliamentary electoral law, saying that it helps revive dialogue among the Lebanese, reported the daily An Nahar on Sunday.

Al-Rahi highlighted a number of the initiative's articles in a telephone call he conducted with Hariri.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat revealed on Saturday that no accord has been reached with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri on the electoral law draft proposed by the March 14 coalition.

“We both, however, agreed on rejecting the Orthodox Gathering's draft law for its unconstitutionality,” Jumblat said in an interview with Future TV.

The al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc was over the weekend preparing the draft-law based on ex-Prime Minister Saad Hariri's initiative that it intends to propose to parliament on Monday, An Nahar daily reported.

Hariri, who is also the head of al-Mustaqbal movement, called on Thursday for a small-district law for this year’s parliamentary elections and for the establishment of a senate representing all religions and sects as stipulated by the Taef agreement.

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Thursday called for electing a senate representing the various Lebanese sects according to the Orthodox Gathering's proposal and a parliament based on small districts, in the first TV interview in almost a year.

In an initiative he launched during an interview on LBCI, Hariri said that a “real solution” for the concerns of Christians would be “holding elections on time under an electoral law based on small electoral districts -- which would ensure proper representation for all regions, groups and religious communities -- and creating a senate that represents all religions and sects in Lebanon as stipulated by the Taef Accord.”

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea hailed on Thursday ex-Prime Minister Saad Hariri for exerting strong efforts to help the different factions agree on an electoral draft-law that guarantees the best representation for all the Lebanese.

In remarks to An Nahar daily, Geagea said he was glad that discussions on an electoral draft-law have reached their final stages. “We will continue to seek with al-Mustaqbal movement and the rest of the parties in the parliamentary subcommittee to reach (an agreement) on the law.”

Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel has said that French President Francois Hollande, who encourages dialogue among the Lebanese, promised him to consolidate his support for Lebanon.

The French “administration is working for Lebanon and the interest of all the Lebanese no matter what their religious or political belongings are,” Gemayel said following his talks with Hollande at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday.

Speaker Nabih Berri received on Wednesday a telephone call from former Prime Minister Saad Hariri to discuss the latest developments, announced the latter's press office in a statement.

The two officials stressed the need to preserve national unity and “maintain the principles of coexistence” in line with the Taef Accord, especially in light of the challenges Lebanon is facing on the local and regional scenes.

Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat on Wednesday avoided revealing his alliances in the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying the polls were just a “transitional stage.”

In remarks to As Safir daily, Jumblat described his meeting with al-Mustaqbal movement chief and ex-PM Saad Hariri in Paris on Tuesday as “friendly, honest and important.”

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Tuesday held talks with former prime minister Saad Hariri at the latter's residence in the French capital Paris, Hariri's office announced.

The two leaders “discussed the regional situation in all its aspects and the challenges Lebanon is facing,” according to a statement issued by Hariri's office.