Hamadeh: Vacuum Paves Way for Constituent Assembly
Education Minister Marwan Hamadeh said on Friday that President Michel Aoun supports a cabinet voting on an electoral law if consensus fails on the issue, pointing out that vacuum at the legislative authority opens the door to a constituent assembly.
“President Michel Aoun adheres to an option of voting on a law, versus consensus which has started to generalize (between political parties),” Hamadeh told VDL (100.5).
“What is important is that the cabinet convened yesterday, after a long break, and addressed the electoral law issue responsibly. The conferees unanimously rejected extension (of the parliament) and reactivated the ministerial committee tasked with studying the voting system,” he added.
The Minister optimistically pointed out that the latest deliberations in the cabinet “may open the door to agree on a law away from the sectarian qualification format (presented by Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil) which failed by the knockout this week.”
Turning to the proportional representation system, he said: “proportionality has become acceptable to most parties including MP Walid Jumblat.”
He urged parties to agree on a law “because consensus prevents vacuum which in turn would pave way for a constituent assembly,” that would reshape the Lebanese political system.
Source: Naharnet
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