Speaker Nabih Berri convened a general session of the legislature for May 31, during which lawmakers will discuss whether to extend the mandate of the assembly.
Parliament’s extension is the sole item on the agenda for the Friday session, which will begin at 3 p.m.
Political sources told The Daily Star Tuesday that the rival March 8 and March 14 camps are close to a deal on extending Parliament’s mandate after MPs failed following months of talks to agree on a new electoral law to govern the 2013 parliamentary elections.
While the March 14 coalition wants a 15-month extension, Berri, backed by Hezbollah and Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt, are pushing for an 18-month extension.
Lawmakers from MP Michel Aoun’s parliamentary bloc will not attend Friday's session, caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil told a local newspaper.
“We will go beyond voting against the extension; we will boycott the session altogether,” Bassil told As-Safir newspaper.
