Bou Saab says there’s inclination for 'technical postponement of elections'
Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab met Wednesday at the Baabda Palace with President Joseph Aoun.
“We discussed the parliamentary (elections) juncture and the current hurdles that are in its way, seeing as bickering and provocation cannot lead to parliamentary elections,” Bou Saab said after the meeting.
Noting that “an electoral law cannot be approved without political consensus,” the Deputy Speaker said “there is an inclination to re-open the deadlines, which will anyhow lead to a technical postponement of the elections.”
The Hezbollah-led camp and its rivals are bickering over the participation of expatriates in the upcoming elections.
Hezbollah has argued that it does not enjoy the campaigning freedom that the other parties have abroad, while rivals led by the Lebanese Forces have accused Speaker Nabih Berri of preventing the parliamentary majority of discussing the issue in parliament for partisan reasons.
Source: Naharnet
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