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Lebanese Parliament speaker Nabih Berri strikes his gavel at the end of a parliamentary session in parliament in Beirut, May 31, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Amal Movement: Parliamentary Vacuum would Overthrow the Republic

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 26, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanon’s Amal Movement, which is headed by Speaker Nabih Berri, has described the ongoing failure to agree on a parliamentary electoral law as “the most dangerous crisis that is currently hitting the country.” Allowing for a parliamentary vacuum would lead...

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President Aoun met on Tuesday with a delegation of the Press Club at the Presidential Palace in Baabda/NNA

Aoun Refers to 1960 Electoral Law, Amal Holds Bassil Responsible for Disrupting Deal

by Caroline Akoum | May 24, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday that if parliament failed to agree on a new electoral law before its term expires on June 21, then the Constitution stipulates that electors be called to participate in the polls within 90 days based on the...

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Prime Minister Saad Hariri gestures as he walks into the parliament building. REUTERS file photo

Revival of ‘Electoral Law’ Talks Expected following Hariri’s Return from Riyadh

by Paula Astih | May 22, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut– Lebanon is awaiting the return of Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Riyadh this week to resume discussions over a new parliamentary electoral law, in the wake of a quasi-consensus over “proportionality” as the basis of any new voting system. In recent comments,...

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Lebanese members of parliament gather during a presidential elections session on April 23, 2014. (AFP)

Lebanese Electoral Law: A Political Demographic Crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 20, 2017 | Features

Beirut – The Lebanese political powers are “living on the edge of the abyss” in their efforts to produce a new parliamentary electoral law a month away from the June 20 end date of the term of the current parliament. Despite the almost unanimous agreement on the need...

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The parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. (Mohamed Azakir / REUTERS)

Lebanon: Negotiations over Electoral Law at a ‘Crossroads’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri described a meeting that was held Sunday night as a “crossroads” towards reaching an electoral law based on the proportional system, away from sectarian and confessional considerations. Berri, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri and...