Report: Hariri Has No 'Rescue Initiative' for Electoral Stalemate
A ministerial committee tasked with studying a new electoral law for the parliamentary elections will convene on Tuesday, amid reports denying that Prime Minister Saad Hariri has a “rescue initiative” up his sleeve, al-Joumhouria daily reported.
The daily said the overall picture is pessimistic, unless a promising outcome emerges from the committee meeting which will be chaired by Hariri at the Grand Serail and will discuss a voting system draft.
The daily said it was remarkable in the past few hours how some reports emerged about a “rescue initiative” that Hariri plans to take. But sources close to the PM denied the reports.
However they pointed out to his continuous endeavors with various political parties in order to “dispel the tension.”
Hariri is counting on a fruitful meeting of the committee that would breach the electoral deadlock.
He made intensive consultations one of which was a meeting between Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and the PM's political aide Nader Hariri.
Ministerial sources told the daily “although today's committee meeting is crucial but high hopes can not be pinned. We can not be optimistic. The meeting is important but most importantly it should be productive. We hope that Hariri will have something to propose. We open to discussion until we reach consensus.”
Source: Naharnet
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