Berri: Discussions on Electoral Law Must Set National Interests above All Else
Speaker Nabih Berri hoped on Wednesday that positive talks would be held on the parliamentary electoral law that was approved by cabinet on Tuesday.
He said: “Discussions should set national interests above all else.”
He made his remarks after his weekly meetings with lawmakers.
“Discussions should also focus on ensuring fair representation at parliament and steer away from increasing the political divide among the Lebanese people,” continued the speaker.
The cabinet approved on Tuesday an electoral law based on proportional representation and which divides Lebanon into 13 electoral districts.
The decision was condemned by the head of the National Struggle Front bloc MP Walid Jumblat who slammed the government’s adoption of a new electoral law in the absence of a single sovereign state that enjoys the decision of war and peace.
In remarks to several newspapers, he said: “The electoral law cannot be discussed calmly in a tense sectarian atmosphere and in the absence of a single authority and a single state.”
Former PM Saad Hariri also slammed the law on Tuesday, saying that it only caters to the interests of Hizbullah and its allies.
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