32 opposition MPs meet in parliament, stress priority of electing president
Nineteen MPs representing 32 Kataeb Party, independent and change lawmakers on Tuesday met in parliament and stressed that the “ultimate priority” is for the “immediate” election of a new president.
A statement said the legislators discussed “the mechanism of exiting the intractable political crisis which has plunged the country into the inferno of presidential vacuum, amid a dire economic and social situation accompanied by a total paralysis of the various state institutions and administrations in this critical period of Lebanon’s history.”
The conferees accordingly emphasized that “the ultimate priority is for breaking the wall of obstruction and heading immediately to elect a president, as a gateway for restoring the regularity of institutions, implementing the constitution and rescuing the country.”
Commenting on Speaker Nabih Berri’s inclination to call for a controversial legislative session amid the current presidential vacuum, the MPs warned of “the threat of holding legislative sessions that would contribute to normalizing the presidential vacuum.”
They also agree to form a follow-up committee to up the level of coordination and prepare for the coming period.
Source: Naharnet
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