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Following the session, Prime Minister Tammam Salam stated that extending parliament's mandate was essential to avoid vacuum at the legislative level.
For her part, Lebanese Forces MP Strida Geagea assured that boycotting the session would have led to void, adding that the current cabinet should be held accountable for the failure to hold the parliamentary elections.
Meanwhile, Deputy Head of the Lebanese Forces party MP Georges Adwan noted that deputies who boycotted the session evaded their responsibility as legislators.
As for Progressive Socialist Party Leader MP Walid Jumblatt, he stated that deputies resorted to the extension of parliament's mandate to avoid vacuum, adding that the parliamentary elections will be held when deputies elect a new president.
As for the head of the Marada Party movement MP Sleiman Franjieh, he explained that the country's current situation is not suitable for holding the elections, reiterating his support to MP Michel Aoun as a candidate for the presidential elections.