Charbel: Proportional Representation Law is Fairer
Interior Minister Marwan Charbel rejected on Saturday criticism by certain parties on the adoption of proportional representation for the 2013 parliamentary elections, saying a draft-law proposed by him allows all sides to participate in the polls.
“All those who rejected the proportionality law are explaining it in accordance with their own wishes,” Charbel told Voice of al-Mada.
“This law allows everyone to participate in the elections and it is fairer and better than the (simple) majority (representation) law,” he said.
Despite his preferences, Charbel said he did not care “which electoral law would be adopted,” stressing that agreement on a single law was essential to inform the interior ministry at least six months before the scheduled elections so that it begins preparing for the polls.
Politicians close to Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat have said they would reject the proportional representation if it aims at diminishing his political influence.
But in remarks published in al-Akhbar daily on Friday, Jumblat denied he informed Prime Minister Najib Miqati that his National Struggle Front ministers would withdraw from the cabinet if it adopted an electoral law based on proportionality.
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