Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh, March 5, 2024. (Credit: Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri never misses a political opportunity. For 32 years, he has mastered delivering timely political messages to his rivals. In this spirit, he recently called for revising the electoral law, particularly regarding the expatriates’ vote. In a statement to the pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar daily on Saturday, Berri said he hopes there won’t be a double vacuum in the presidency and parliament. This came amid anticipation that the current parliament’s term would end in 2026 before holding of the presidential election. “We will be faced with a major problem in addition to that of the electoral law, which is not unanimously supported and should be revised,” said Berri. “The current legislation is inapplicable, insofar as we are required to elect six MPs who would represent the diaspora, but whose geographical and sectarian...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri never misses a political opportunity. For 32 years, he has mastered delivering timely political messages to his rivals. In this spirit, he recently called for revising the electoral law, particularly regarding the expatriates’ vote. In a statement to the pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar daily on Saturday, Berri said he hopes there won’t be a double vacuum in the presidency and parliament. This came amid anticipation that the current parliament’s term would end in 2026 before holding of the presidential election. “We will be faced with a major problem in addition to that of the electoral law, which is not unanimously supported and should be revised,” said Berri. “The current legislation is inapplicable, insofar as we are required to elect six MPs who would represent the diaspora, but whose geographical...
