Berri Says All Electoral Laws to be Based on Full Proportional Representation after Extension
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Speaker Nabih Berri has emphasized that all electoral laws in Lebanon will be based on full proportional representation in the future should parliament extend its own term for a third time during Thursday's legislative session.
“The country faces a test on Thursday and it will either be honored or insulted... This extension is necessary and it is in the country's interest. This session is aimed at motivating them and it represents the last attempt to reach an electoral law,” local newspapers quoted Berri as saying in remarks published Wednesday.
“Should this law be reached in the next 48 hours, the matter will become very easy: I would merge the (extension) draft law submitted by MP (Nicolas) Fattoush with the draft law that the government reaches and it would be deemed a proposal for a technical extension,” Berri added.
“After this extension, all electoral laws in Lebanon will be based on full proportional representation,” the speaker underlined.
“There is a proverb that says that a bad ruler is better than no ruler at all. Should parliament cease to exist, the country will have no more governance or authorities and vacuum would destroy the country,” Berri warned.
12 April 2017, 15:00
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I respect Mr. Berri because he knows old proverbs and knows when to use them.
12 April 2017, 16:44
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The Resistance and Mr Berri are right to keep staling until they accomplish the full proportional representation in a single district needed so the Parliament can reflects the true majority's wishes, as long as the Parliament stays unfairly divided half-half between Muslim-christian. The editorials in Al-Akhbar for the last few weeks have been excellent to stress this point, they are worth checking out.
12 April 2017, 16:59
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The Deflation of Aoun... Unfortunately, it took some time for Lebanese to realize that Aoun is a an instrument of Hizb, pumped up and deflated as needed, with the only objective to help Hizb dominate all institutions and swallow Lebanon piece by piece. Don't be deceived, Hizb is Iran Junta's occupation force in Lebanon to pursue its regional hegemony. Being the attack-dog of Iran’s regional ambitions has destroyed our economic fabric, attacked our democratic values, made a mockery of our freedom, and scared away all good-paying multinational firms.
13 April 2017, 09:49
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Yes, a bad ruler is better than no ruler when YOU are the ruler.
Thank you for the old proverb, idiot.
