March 14 Reiterates 'Peace Goals' for Lebanon
March 14 general secretariat reiterated Wednesday its plans of “peace for all the Lebanese,” voicing hopes that “the fall of the Syrian regime would be an opportunity to restore peace in Lebanon.”
Following the alliance's weekly assembly, March 14 forces general-secretariat coordinator Fares Souaid pointed out that the meeting was a preparation before the commemoration ceremony to be held at BIEL on Thursday to mark the 8th assassination anniversary of former PM Rafic Hariri.
Souaid stressed that Hariri's martyrdom has unified the Lebanese over a true cause, when justice was accomplished and the Syrian army was ousted from Lebanon.
On the electoral draft law suggested by the al-Mustaqbal and rejected by Speaker Nabih Berri, Souaid said “Berri has a pivotal role in drafting a new electoral law. Consensus on a hybrid electoral draft-law could make all parties go in that direction.”
Al-Mustaqbal MP Ahmed Fatfat proposed on Tuesday a hybrid draft-law whereby 70 percent of MPs would be elected under the winner-takes-all system and the rest under the proportional representation system out of its keenness on holding the elections on time.
Rivaling political parties have so far failed to agree on an electoral law, and the parliamentary subcommittee tasked to solve this thorny issue is expected to hold further meetings for that purpose.
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