Cabinet to Address Electoral Law during Wednesday Session

Cabinet is scheduled to hold two sessions this week, one on Tuesday and another on Wednesday, reported the daily An Nahar on Monday.

It is expected to tackle the draft parliamentary electoral law and the restoration of nationality to Lebanese living aboard during its Wednesday session, which will be held at the Baabda Palace.

Its session on Tuesday, at the Grand Serail, is expected to tackle 61 articles, including energy issues related to the Aramoun-Bsaleem regions

President Michel Suleiman had stressed earlier this month that Lebanon should “relinquish the current law which contradicts with democracy.”

The government should adopt “a modern law that paves way for the representation of all Lebanese factions on the basis of equality,” he said.

The draft law proposals range from adopting 10 to 14 middle-sized constituencies.

It also contains proposals to divide Beirut into two electoral districts, as opposed to the current three-way division of the capital.