The cabinet meets at the Presidential Palace in Baabda to look into a new parliamentary electoral law system that will govern Lebanon's upcoming elections.
President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri held a closed meeting before the session began where discussions touched on the general situation in the country, the National News Agency reported.
Deputy Prime Minister and Health Minister Ghassan Hasbani said ahead of the cabinet meeting: “The general ideas, principles and the guidelines of the electoral bills will be discussed.”
Public Works and Transport Minister Youssef Fenianos said: “We are here to lament the hybrid law and to stabilize full proportionality.”
Industry Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan said: “Our position is clear that we support proportionality, but we are open for discussions until an agreement is reached.”
State Minister for Women's Affairs Jean Oghassapian rejected the principle of voting on a new law, stressing the significance of “understanding and agreement.”
Date: 10/04/2017
Source: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/228260-aoun-presides-cabinet-meeting-to-tackle-electoral-law
