Berri Calls for Parliamentary Session on May 15 to Discuss Electoral Law
Speaker Nabih Berri called on Wednesday lawmakers for a parliamentary session on May 15 to discuss the adoption of a new electoral law.
The session will be held at 11:00 a.m. to tackle the endorsement of the new electoral law that has deepened the gap between the Lebanese foes.
Berri had previously set a May 15 parliamentary session that would have the so-called Orthodox Gathering proposal on its agenda for being the only plan that was approved by the joint parliamentary committees unless an agreement is reached on an alternative plan before that date.
He reiterated during his weekly meeting with lawmakers that he would call for a vote on the proposal during the session.
But several blocs and independent MPs are likely to challenge it even if it was adopted by parliament, which will bring the country back to the 1960 law that was used in the 2009 polls.
That law considers the qada an electoral district and is based on the winner-takes-all system. But most parties have rejected it despite their failure to reach consensus on a new plan.
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