From left to right: Deputies Hagop Terzian, Georges Okaïs, and Michel Doueihy, during their press conference at the Chamber on June 25, 2025. Ali Fawaz/ Lebanese Parliament
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri once again succeeded in imposing his will. On Wednesday, the Berri scheduled a plenary session for Monday. But contrary to the expectations of several MPs — primarily those opposed to the Amal-Hezbollah alliance — the session's agenda does not include a bill with double urgency status to amend the current electoral law. The proposed amendment seeks to maintain a system of proportional representation across 15 constituencies, with preferential voting at the district level, while affirming the right of Lebanese expatriates to vote for all 128 MPs, rather than for six MPs representing a special constituency created solely for them.Berri's discretionary decision effectively snubbed more than 60 MPs who support revising the 2017 law. The message was clear: the Amal-Hezbollah alliance does not intend to...
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri once again succeeded in imposing his will. On Wednesday, the Berri scheduled a plenary session for Monday. But contrary to the expectations of several MPs — primarily those opposed to the Amal-Hezbollah alliance — the session's agenda does not include a bill with double urgency status to amend the current electoral law. The proposed amendment seeks to maintain a system of proportional representation across 15 constituencies, with preferential voting at the district level, while affirming the right of Lebanese expatriates to vote for all 128 MPs, rather than for six MPs representing a special constituency created solely for them.Berri's discretionary decision effectively snubbed more than 60 MPs who support revising the 2017 law. The message was clear: the Amal-Hezbollah alliance does not intend to...
Humanitarian convoy reaches Rmeish, Ain Ibl, Dibil despite obstacles
