Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in session at Parliament on Sept. 29, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L’Orient-Le Jour)
In the fight to prevent any changes to the electoral law, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is prepared to use every tactic. "Calls to amend the law aim to isolate an entire community, which we categorically refuse," he stated Thursday night on Lebanese news channel MTV. He was clearly reacting to comments earlier by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Cabinet, about the possibility that the government could act on the issue. Context Expats' vote: Berri warns against 'isolating community'; Kataeb, LF react with outrage Berri was referring specifically to the Shiite community, which has been facing a deep crisis since the autumn 2024 war. The head of the legislature, who, contrary to the will of the parliamentary majority, wants to maintain the law limiting diaspora representation to six seats, has chosen to give the matter a...
In the fight to prevent any changes to the electoral law, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is prepared to use every tactic. "Calls to amend the law aim to isolate an entire community, which we categorically refuse," he stated Thursday night on Lebanese news channel MTV. He was clearly reacting to comments earlier by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Cabinet, about the possibility that the government could act on the issue. Context Expats' vote: Berri warns against 'isolating community'; Kataeb, LF react with outrage Berri was referring specifically to the Shiite community, which has been facing a deep crisis since the autumn 2024 war. The head of the legislature, who, contrary to the will of the parliamentary majority, wants to maintain the law limiting diaspora representation to six seats, has chosen to give the matter a...
