Geagea Lauds Hariri, Shrugs off Differences on Vote Law
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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.”
The joint parliamentary committees have extended the mission of the subcommittee for 15 days to discuss starting Monday a hybrid draft-law that combines the winner-takes-all and proportional representation systems.
Geagea said Speaker Nabih Berri reacted positively to the LF MPs' insistence to extend the mission.
The joint committees held on Wednesday a two-hour meeting under Berri and in the absence of al-Mustaqbal movement, which has boycotted all government-related activity.
But Geagea said: “I don't think we can agree on a new law in the absence of al-Mustaqbal.”
Berri invited the members of the joint committees to attend open-ended meetings starting February 18 to discuss electoral draft-laws in parallel with the subcommittee's discussions that are only set to focus on the hybrid proposal.
Asked about the LF's differences with al-Mustaqbal on the electoral draft-law, Geagea said: “Different viewpoints among allies on the electoral law … do not mean there is an essential problem that could lead to the collapse of the March 14 coalition.”
“We are trying on a daily basis to bring the viewpoints closer … and our contacts haven't been lost,” he said.
“The electoral law controversy will end in a week or two, 10 elections would take place and March 14 will remain united,” Geagea added.
The LF has expressed support for the so-called Orthodox Gathering proposal that calls for a single district and allows each sect to vote for its own lawmakers under a proportional representation system.
But al-Mustaqbal, which stood firm in favor of a winner-takes-all system, criticized it for harming the social fabric.
31 January 2013, 09:37
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what is mind bugling m8 is the strong existing alliance of m14. they thought they could break it with this proposed law and they are discovering it didn't :)
31 January 2013, 10:45
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it looks like Mr ja3ja3 still (ba3ed ma seh kfeyeh), remember what ja3ja3 said after diha( sihna kfeye) cause all what he got from saadeldin is the ministery of tourism
now ja3ja3 looks like he wants only tourism minestry and some little amount on the side
and there was a song that they used to put on the radio :
ma tel3ab bilnmar btihrouk sabi3ak
yelli bichtirik birja3 bibi3ak
31 January 2013, 12:18
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Karim I heard the comedy club is looking for new stand up comedians. Your old tired act might just be a smash hit.
31 January 2013, 16:26
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The true patriotic leaders of Lebanon...Hakim and Sheikh Saad may god protect you....
31 January 2013, 16:28
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blah blah blah...jaareh (loud mouth) just like your little general...here kitty kitty...
31 January 2013, 21:35
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it only shows that some followers don t need a brain, just a reptilian cortex which responds only at the view of their leaders or enemies. they don t attack or defend what they say but who they are. it shows how tribal lebanon still is, and how retarded mentalities are. far from entering the 21st century but rather 500 BC....
