The Cabinet meeting in Baabda on Nov. 6, 2025, under the chairmanship of President Joseph Aoun. (Credit: @LBpresident/X)
The Cabinet finally made its decision. At Thursday’s meeting, chaired by President Joseph Aoun, ministers decided to send an expedited draft law to Parliament that provides for the suspension — for the 2026 elections alone — of the 2017 electoral law’s Article 112.This highly contested article limits the vote of Lebanese expats to only six seats. Suspending it would mean the diaspora votes the same as residents, for all 128 MPs. The draft also calls for the establishment of megacenters to facilitate remote voting.While the Cabinet approved amendments that Amal and Hezbollah firmly rejected, it was nonetheless keen — at least in form — not to go too far in challenging Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. The Cabinet has, in fact, given the ad hoc parliamentary committee in charge of the matter the time to complete its work. The lead-up...
The Cabinet finally made its decision. At Thursday’s meeting, chaired by President Joseph Aoun, ministers decided to send an expedited draft law to Parliament that provides for the suspension — for the 2026 elections alone — of the 2017 electoral law’s Article 112.This highly contested article limits the vote of Lebanese expats to only six seats. Suspending it would mean the diaspora votes the same as residents, for all 128 MPs. The draft also calls for the establishment of megacenters to facilitate remote voting.While the Cabinet approved amendments that Amal and Hezbollah firmly rejected, it was nonetheless keen — at least in form — not to go too far in challenging Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. The Cabinet has, in fact, given the ad hoc parliamentary committee in charge of the matter the time to complete its work. ...
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