Legislative Session Postponed for 5th Time, War of Words between Fatfat and Bazzi
The parliamentary session, which Speaker Nabih Berri had called for, was postponed for the fifth time on Monday over lack of quorum.
The new session will be held on October 23.
Development and Liberation bloc MP Ali Bazzi lashed out at MP Ahmed Fatfat in comments to reporters after the postponement of the session, saying that accusations that Berri is insisting on a wide agenda are not of his duties.
Fatfat said earlier that al-Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc is boycotting the session over it's agenda.
But the Mustaqbal MP's press office snapped back at Bazzi, saying "we are not surprised by the low political rhetoric of MP Ali Bazzi who once again preferred to use his insults for failing to have argumentative thoughts."
Sources close to al-Mustaqbal said earlier in comments to al-Joumhouria newspaper that the movements MPs and the Lebanese Forces MPs insist on not attending the session over its agenda.
While Change and Reform parliamentary bloc sources also pointed out that its MPs will boycott the session over an article concerning the extension of the mandate of security leaders.
Sources close to Berri said that if the session was boycotted anew, he will postpone it to a date that would be set later.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati's session will not attend the session.
Miqati is currently present outside Lebanon, holding on to his previous stance.
He argues that there is no balance between the powers of the legislative and executive branches amid a resigned government.
Berri has called on the parliament to convene on Monday at 10.30 a.m. without changing the agenda of the session.
The session was postponed for a fourth time on August 20 over a lack of quorum.
Several parliamentary blocks boycotted the parliamentary session over a dispute with the speaker over its agenda, which included 45 articles.
Berri insists on keeping the 45 draft-laws on the agenda intact and had previously vowed to continue to call on MPs to a General Assembly meeting until the agenda is discussed.
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