Extension of Parliament's Term Likely during Nov. 5 Session
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Speaker Nabih Berri scheduled on Thursday a parliamentary session for November 5, which media reports suggested will be used to extend the parliament's term.
The National News Agency said that Wednesday's session will be aimed at studying and approving draft-laws.
The speaker had however revealed earlier that he will use the meeting to extend parliament's term, reported al-Mustaqbal daily.
The controversial extension of parliament's term has created differences among the parties of the rival March 8 and 14 camps.
The Lebanese Forces and Kataeb Party of the March 14 alliance oppose the extension, while their ally, the Mustaqbal Movement, supports it.
The Free Patriotic Movement of the March 8 camp also rejects the extension.
The term of the current parliament was extended in 2013 over security reasons and the political parties' failure to agree on an electoral law.
M.T.
H.K.
30 October 2014, 12:09
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The Free Patriotic Movement of the March 8 camp also rejects the extension.
However, they will not object, they will not file an appeal, and most importantly they will not resign and will continue to serve the Lebanese people to the best of their abilities as fully fledged members of parliament.
30 October 2014, 13:58
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so the FPM will attend the parliament session to extend the MP'S term but will keep boycotting the presidential election
what a bunch of worthless politicians
30 October 2014, 13:58
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It is clear, some people want Lebanon to become a lawless, ungovernable and unconstitutional country. But whether they like it or not, we will have our president, and there will be a parliament.
30 October 2014, 14:25
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@phoenix
I hate to disappoint you but we already are a banana republic whereby the law of the jungle prevails
30 October 2014, 15:03
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@Cool, I fully concur, the difference I had with you was that I was of the belief that we'd gone past the status of Banana republic, I thought more like Cassava Republic. (lol).
30 October 2014, 20:20
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hahaha multiple usernames, using that same voodoo website what are the odds.
