Change and Reform bloc secretary MP Ibrahim Kanaan announced Thursday that the Free Patriotic Movement will coordinate with the Lebanese Forces on the issue of the new electoral law.
Kanaan voiced his remarks after a meeting in Maarab with LF leader Samir Geagea in the presence of LF media officer Melhem Riachi. The lawmaker was delegated by Change and Reform bloc chief MP Michel Aoun, according to OTV.
“We discussed the outcome of the legislative session, especially the developments that accompanied it at the national level,” said Kanaan.
“We have proved that we can be productive when we unify the priorities and reach a common vision,” he added.
The MP stressed that the new electoral law must “fully respect the Constitution and national partnership.”
Asked if the FPM will coordinate with the LF on the issue of the electoral law, Kanaan said: “We have a common vision regarding the fairness and proper representation that we are seeking, and of course there will be FPM-LF coordination to devise a draft law or reach a common vision on the electoral law.”
On Wednesday, a 10-member parliamentary panel was set up to devise a new electoral law, as part of the political settlement that had led to holding a legislative session on Thursday and Friday after around a one-year interruption.
Both the FPM and the LF had earlier threatened to boycott the session should Speaker Nabih Berri fail to put the issue of the electoral law on its agenda.
Ongoing disputes among the rival political parties over the electoral law forced parliament to extend its term the first time in 2013 and a second time in 2014.
Media reports have said that the subcommittee would have two months to reach an agreement over the electoral draft law.
Fuente: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/194902-kanaan-meets-geagea-says-to-co...
