Charbel Meets Suleiman: Electoral Law Based on Proportional Representation Best for Lebanon
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Interior Minister Marwan Charbel stated on Monday that the parliamentary electoral law that was agreed upon with the committee charged with devising a new law “does not resemble the old one any way shape or form.”
He said during a press conference: “An electoral law based on proportional representation is the best solution for Lebanon.”
“We kept a few points from the old law, but added new aspects to it as well,” he revealed.
The minister explained that the new electoral law limits the number of “wasted votes.”
Charbel stressed the importance of minorities being represented at parliament, adding that a 30 percent quota should be dedicated for women in the elections.
He later held talks with President Michel Suleiman, informing him of the new electoral law.
Lebanon’s next parliamentary elections are expected to be held in 2013.
10 October 2011, 14:28
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What a great politician! This is the man we needed to elevate our country! What a noble statesman! Pffffffff...we couldn't find better than that for the Interior Minister seat!!
Inferior sinister!
10 October 2011, 16:46
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talking elections at this stage!!!!!!!!!! :)
first, let the syro/iranian sinister of foreign affairs do what is required to have these elections at our embassies and consulates abroad :)
the syro/iranians are doing their best to avoid this as the numbers will dramatically be against them :)
10 October 2011, 19:58
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Will those "proportions" be based on an accurate census?
Why not do away with ethnic categories altogether?
There is an Engish children's rhyme called Humpty Dumpty, who is usually depicted as a big egg, who was sitting on a wall, who fell off and broke into a thousand pieces, and "all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty together again."
There is this miracle cure called "human nature", giving rise to "human rights," whereby the only thing that matters to the government is that you're human. It means you can talk to strangers.
