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President Michel Aoun, left, stands next of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, right, as he makes a speech after he was elected the new president at the parliament hall, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (Ali Fawaz, Lebanese Parliament media office, via AP)
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Baabda Palace on Tuesday (Dalati & Nohra)
Lebanon: Hariri-led Discussions Pave the Way for Deal on Proportional Electoral Law
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has apparently succeeded in setting up the basis of an agreement over a new electoral law that would be based on the proportional system. One week before the scheduled parliamentary session on May 15, sources told Asharq...Caption:
Birds fly outside Lebanon’s parliament building in downtown Beirut in 2014. (AFP)
Hariri to Propose ‘Salvation’ Initiative to Resolve Lebanon’s Electoral Law Crisis
Beirut – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is expected to propose before a ministerial panel aimed at tackling a new parliamentary electoral law a “salvation” initiative that would resolve the dispute over the issue. Mustqabal Movement MP Oqab Saqr told Asharq...Caption:
President Michel Aoun to Beirut Bar Association delegation: No for parliament term extension (NNA)
Lebanon: Cabinet Avoids Snooping into Electoral Law Debate to Elude Divisions
Beirut – As the date of the upcoming legislative session to extend Parliament’s term approaches, chances of an agreement over a new electoral law seem to be fading away. In the wake of conflicting draft-laws submitted by different political figures and groups, and...Caption:
Lebanese soldiers secure the area outside the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon April 12, 2017. (Reuters)