Baabda Laments Constitutional Council's 'Flop'
Baabda sources on Tuesday described as a “flop” the Constitutional Council’s failure to issue a ruling on the Free Patriotic Movement’s appeal against the electoral law’s amendments.
“President Michel Aoun had not requested anything” from the Council, the sources told LBCI television.
“There are forces that are paralyzing the judiciary, the Constitutional Council, the executive authority and the forensic audit,” the sources added.
Judge Tannous Meshleb, the Council’s chief, has also said that the no-ruling can be considered a “flop” for the Council, in response to a reporter’s question.
The 10-member Council’s failure to secure seven votes to issue a ruling means that the electoral law’s latest amendments will go into effect.
The amendments bring forward the date of the elections and suspend the introduction of six seats dedicated for expats. Expats will now be eligible to vote for the current 128 seats, as they did in the previous elections.
Source: Naharnet
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