A panel established on Wednesday to devise a new parliamentary electoral law will hold weekly meetings in order to resolve a dispute that has resulted in the extension of parliament's term on two occasions.
The committee will hold its first meeting on December 1, revealed the daily An Nahar on Thursday.
Its discussions will continue until mid-March 2016, which marks the beginning of parliament's regular session.
The ten-man panel consists of MPs Michel Moussa, Ali Fayyad, Alain Aoun, Georges Adwan, Serge Toursarkissian, Marwan Hamadeh, Robert Fadel, Ahmed Fatfat, a representative of the Kataeb Party and another representing Marada Movement chief MP Suleiman Franjieh, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper Thursday.
Deputy Speaker Farid Makari said after the committee's formation on Wednesday that it will not be tackling previously submitted draft electoral laws, but it will be addressing new ones.
“It will seek an agreement on the characteristics of the new law … It will not study the 17 draft laws” that have so far been submitted to parliament, he said.
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.
Fuente: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/194807-report-electoral-law-committee...
