Aoun from Bkirki: There Will Be a New Electoral Law
President Michel Aoun on Sunday reassured the Lebanese “there will be a new electoral law” for the country.
After a closed-door meeting with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in Bkirki, Aoun extended Easter greetings to the Christians of the Levant, calling on them to “celebrate the feast despite the agony that they are suffering nowadays.”
“We hope the Lebanese will be reassured about their future and Lebanon will be stable so that it returns to its main position at the forefront of the Levant and so that it plays its role as the bearer of the message of peace, because this is its main mission,” Aoun added.
The president has invoked his presidential powers to suspend parliament for one month and prevent it from extending its own term for a third time in less than four years.
The suspension gives political forces a month to agree on a new electoral law.
Source: Naharnet
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