Diaspora vote: Deadline for registration ended, what happens now?

“Only one task remains, which is to persuade Berri. How? I have no idea,” said an MP opposing Hezbollah, reflecting the mood of this parliamentary camp, which presents itself as the driving force behind the push to amend the current electoral law in a bid to allow Lebanese expatriates to vote from their country of residence for candidates running in Lebanon.Berri, with Hezbollah behind him, managed once again to impose his will.The draft law, which the government sent to Parliament earlier this week as an urgent fast-track bill to amend the electoral law and extend the registration deadline for expatriates ahead of the parliamentary elections, never reached a vote before the Nov. 20 cutoff. Take a look back Who benefits from postponing Lebanon’s legislative elections? By midnight at the close of the deadline, 152,000 registration...