Change and Reform Urges Mustaqbal 'Flexibility' over New Electoral Law

The Change and Reform bloc lamented on Tuesday the failure of the joint parliamentary committees to reach an agreement over a new electoral law, noting however that minor progress has been made over this issue.

Former Minister Salim Jreissati said after the bloc's weekly meeting: “We are counting on the flexibility of the Mustaqbal Movement to pave the way to an agreement over a just electoral law.”

The joint parliamentary committees have been holding regular meetings to reach an agreement over an electoral law.

Speaker Nabih Berri had recently proposed the shortening of parliament's term and the staging of the elections based on the 1960 law should the political parties fail to agree on a new one.

He also called for staging the presidential elections and formation of a national unity government as part of a package deal to end the political impasse in the country.

Commenting on the ongoing presidential vacuum, Jreissati said that Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun is “open to all sides.”

Aoun is presidential candidate alongside Marada Movement leader MP Suleiman Franjieh and Democratic Gathering MP Henri Helou.