Constitutional Council rejects appeals against five MPs

The Constitutional Council on Thursday dismissed five appeals filed against the parliamentary election wins of five lawmakers, Council chief Judge Tannous Meshleb said.

The five appeals were filed by Paul Hamod against MP Elias Khoury (Tripoli), by Mohammed Chafic Hammoud against MP Bilal al-Hosheimi (Zahle), by ex-MP Ibrahim Azar against MP Saeed al-Asmar (Jezzine), by Tanios Mahfouz against Jamil Abboud (Tripoli), and by the Hope and Loyalty list on behalf of Marwan Kheirddine against MP Firas Hamdan (Hasbaya-Marjeyoun).

Speaking after the Council’s meeting, Meshleb said the five appeals were unanimously rejected.

He added that the results of the remaining ten appeals will be gradually issued next week and that new ballot boxes are being counted by the Council and the rapporteurs.