Joint Committees: Political consenus is key towards reaching an electoral law

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Joint Committees: Political consenus is key towards reaching an electoral law
The joint parliamentary committees convened to discuss issues pertaining to the electoral law at Parliament on Tuesday, under the chairmanship of Deputy House Speaker Farid Makari. 

Participants agreed that political consensus “remains the key towards reaching an electoral law that guarantees fair representation for all”, setting Thursday as the date for the next session. 
              
Lawmakers had made their way to Nejmeh Square, each to pitch into the formative talks.               

Among the participants were Minister of Justice Chakib Kortbawi, Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, Acting General Director of Political Affairs and Refugees, General Elias Khoury and Director General of Emigrants Haitham Jamaa.      

Following the meeting, MP Ali Fayad announced that March 14’s electoral formula is one of “exclusion”, dealing with Shiite voters as though they were “10th class citizens.” 

For his part, MP Ahmad Fatfat stressed that "a proportional representation system is out of question in the presence of an armed party that holds no respect for the Constitution."

Fatfat added: "Frankly, a majoritarian system is assuring the minimum balance between the Lebanese parties and the armed Hezbollah."

As for MP Ibrahim Kanaan, he said that the Orthodox Gathering's electoral proposal is the only constitutional draft since it assures a "real" equality between Christians and Muslims.

For his part, MP Sami Gemayel hoped that the electoral law won't be "prepackaged" i.e; the result of a political agreement drafted in foreign countries.

"The equality must be real, otherwise it has no purpose. I dare those who don't support it to say it out loud," he added. 

Lebanese Forces MP Georges Adwan said “no matter what, we will not go back to the 1960s electoral law; the Orthodox [Gathering's] proposal is the most suitable if it gets the majority of votes.”

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