Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun criticized on Thursday President Michel Suleiman's recent statements in which he criticized some ministers for violating government consensus over the parliamentary electoral law.

Aoun said in a statement: “The issue of the electoral law should not only be discussed through national consensus, but it is also an issue of political rights stipulated by the constitution.”

President Michel Suleiman stressed that the parliamentary elections will be held on time, while emphasizing the government's agreement on an electoral law based on proportional representation.

He said: “The draft law was referred to parliament for discussion and the ministers should not violate the government's consensus over the proposal.”

President Michel Suleiman stated on Wednesday his support for the proportional representation system for a new parliamentary electoral law.

He expressed his “openness” to the adoption of an electoral law that combines the winner-takes-all and proportion representation systems.

Speaker Nabih Berri is keen to bridge the gap between the political foes and find common ground over the electoral law that will be adopted during the upcoming parliamentary elections, according to local newspapers published on Tuesday.

“The worst electoral law that we reach consensus over is better than the best electoral law that has sharp rift over,” Berri pointed out.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati, who is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia this month, warned on Tuesday that the so-called Orthodox Gathering electoral proposal threatens the balance set by the Taef Agreement.

The Orthodox Gathering proposal, which calls for dividing Lebanon into a single district and allows each sect to elect its own MPs based on a proportional representation system, leads to “more divisions among the Lebanese and threatens the balance set by the Taef,” Miqati told As Safir daily.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati loaded on Monday President Michel Suleiman's stances, saying that the president bases his decisions on the nation's higher interest.

“The president seeks to maintain the unity of the Lebanese and fears over the conditions of the Christians and their future,” Miqati told An Nahar newspaper.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi will carry out contacts with Lebanese foes to convince them to adopt the Orthodox Gathering proposal, which was reached by Christian political parties.

According to al-Joumhouria newspaper published on Monday, the negotiations will be in coordination with President Michel Suleiman.

Energy Minister Jebran Bassil expressed regret on Sunday that President Michel Suleiman has criticized the so-called Orthodox Gathering proposal and criticized al-Mustaqbal movement for allegedly targeting power sharing.

“I am surprised that he rejects the project unless I personally hear that from him,” Bassil, who is a leading member of the Free Patriotic Movement, told An Nahar newspaper in an interview.

President Michel Suleiman will head the Lebanese delegation at a Kuwaiti summit for donor countries, which will be held at the end of January, reported the Kuwaiti al-Anba daily on Saturday.

An official Lebanese source told the daily that the decision was made soon after the Lebanese government approved a plan to tackle the case of refugees heading to Lebanon from Syria.

The Christian summit at Bkirki on Friday was “positive”, with bilateral contacts being held between the Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement preceding the talks, reported al-Akhbar newspaper on Saturday.

It added that the statement that followed the meeting was issued “by Bkirki and not the gatherers,” revealing that this will not be the last Christian summit.