MPs gathered to debate the electoral law on June 18, 2025. (Credit: Ali Fawaz/Lebanese Parliament)
Are the 2026 parliamentary elections really at risk? The question grows more pressing as debates over the electoral law drag on, with no indication that progress is on the horizon. Such was the overarching takeaway from the third meeting of the ad hoc parliamentary committee tasked with the matter, held on Wednesday in Parliament to examine draft laws aimed at amending the current legislation, which has been in place since 2017.That law introduced proportional representation across 15 districts, with a preferential vote at the level of each district.The meeting confirmed that the issue remains at a standstill: The various parties remain deeply divided over the mechanism for expatriate voting. Judicial independence law What’s behind Adwan's ‘boycotting’ Nassar? At the same time, concerns — especially among Christian groups — about a...
Are the 2026 parliamentary elections really at risk? The question grows more pressing as debates over the electoral law drag on, with no indication that progress is on the horizon. Such was the overarching takeaway from the third meeting of the ad hoc parliamentary committee tasked with the matter, held on Wednesday in Parliament to examine draft laws aimed at amending the current legislation, which has been in place since 2017.That law introduced proportional representation across 15 districts, with a preferential vote at the level of each district.The meeting confirmed that the issue remains at a standstill: The various parties remain deeply divided over the mechanism for expatriate voting. Judicial independence law What’s behind Adwan's ‘boycotting’ Nassar? At the same time, concerns — especially among Christian groups...
