Phalange Party Urges Christians to Agree on Law Ensuring 'Proper Representation'
The Phalange Party on Tuesday called on the Christian parties to agree on an electoral law for the 2013 parliamentary polls that would guarantee “proper Christian representation.”
In a statement issued after its political bureau's weekly meeting, the party urged “the Christian leaders and lawmakers in particular to agree on what guarantees proper Christian representation."
Christian political forces are locked in a heated debate over which electoral law would best represent the community in parliament, with opposition parties proposing a winner-takes-all system that would divide Lebanon into 50 electorates and the Free Patriotic Movement backing the Orthodox Gathering proposal under which each sect would elect its own MPs.
“It is shameful that our Muslim partners have said that they would accept any law Christians might agree on, while Christians remain unable to reach consensus over what can serve the interest of their community,” the Phalange Party added in its statement.
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