Hariri Rejects New Electoral Law: It is Directed against More than Half of Lebanese
Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri slammed on Tuesday the new parliamentary electoral law, stressing that it will not be approved at parliament.
He said in a statement: “The least that can be said of the law is that it is directed against more than half of the Lebanese people and we reject it.”
He revealed that he had contacted President Michel Suleiman to inform him of his opposition.
“I hold the president and prime minister responsible for the government’s decision and its repercussions,” continued the former premier.
Hariri accused them of “tampering with democracy and the rights of the factions they claim to represent.”
He added the new electoral law was “tailored to Hizbullah and its allies’ interests, whether through the adoption of proportional representation or the division of the electoral districts.”
“The entire country’s national and political decision-making power will lie in Hizbullah and its allies’ hands should the draft law be approved at parliament,” he noted.
Cabinet approved on Tuesday a parliamentary electoral law based on proportional representation and Lebanon’s division into 13 electoral districts.
The National Struggle Front has voiced its opposition to the law.
Source: Naharnet
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