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Lebanese President Michel Aoun: “No Extension, No old Law and No Political Vacuum.”

20 April 2017

“No one should even dream of having the parliament’s mandate extended, to stick to the already existing electoral law, or to even allow a state of political vacuum to prevail,” the President of the Republic, Michel Aoun said in front of a […]

FPM Leader Gebran Bassil: “Lebanon will get a New Electoral Law!”

19 April 2017

Following the weekly meeting of the Change and Reform bloc in Rabieh, FPM leader, Minister Gebran Bassil called for the creation of a Senate and stressed on the fact that the members of parliament must truly be representative of their religious communities. He also warned […]

President Aoun: No Vaccum at Parliment; Cabinet Forms Committee to prepare Electoral Law

10 April 2017

The Cabinet met at 11:00 am. this Monday at Baabda Palace where a committee, led by PM Hariri to discuss the electoral law, was formed. The session was preceded by a meeting between President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Hariri during which they discussed the […]

President Aoun follows up contacts over New Election Law in harmony with His Principles

21 March 2017

The President of the Republic Michel Aoun followed up on Tuesday, with his visitors the latest political contacts and the general situation in the country, especially those regarding reaching a consensus over a new election law. In this context, President Michel Aoun met at Baabda […]

“Stop misleading the Lebanese people…No one is allowed to spoil our achievements”. The Head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Minister Bassil after an exceptional meeting stresses the need to approve the salary scale

18 March 2017

President of the Change and Reform block, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, held a special meeting on Saturday morning, 18th of March, to discuss several important points. In a live press conference, “Free Patriotic Movement” head, Gebran Bassil said the following: -We thank the Lebanese people […]

Berri: Parliament is targeted to abort electoral law and elections

18 March 2017

NNA – Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri said on Saturday in a statement “what is currently taking place on the Lebanese scene is in its intentionally hidden reality an organized campaign against the parliament in order to abort the electoral law and the elections; […]

Minister Bassil proposes New Electoral Law or Hybrid Electoral System

13 March 2017

The Free Patriotic Movement Minister Gebran Bassil proposed on Monday, at a press conference the adoption of a new parliamentary electoral system: “What we are introducing today is the beginning of the adoption of the Senate; its president is Christian but not Maronite to respect […]

El-Husseini: Referendum is constitutional, represents utmost democracy

7 February 2017

Translator: Cynthia P. FEGHALI “One cannot wait for a house burglar,” says former Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Hussein El-Husseini, raising the Constitution’s book in the face of a dominant political class going against this Constitution: “They have become like burglars of houses. Whatever people […]

Lebanon’s parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president .

2 November 2016

By Zeina Karam and Philip Issa | AP October 31 BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, filling a post that had been vacant for more than two years and injecting hope that the country’s long-running political paralysis would come […]

Tight security measures in Beirut ahead of presidential vote

31 October 2016

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces have tightened security in downtown Beirut where legislators are to convene to elect a new president. Christian leader Michel Aoun, a former army commander and strong ally of the militant Hezbollah group, is widely expected to win a two-third […]

Lebanon’s Aoun wins presidency to end two year political vacuum

31 October 2016

By Samia Nakhoul and Tom Perry | BEIRUT The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending a 29-month presidential vacuum in a political deal that secured victory for his Lebanese Shi’ite ally Hezbollah, Iran and Syria. Sunni leader Saad […]

Lebanon: Michel Aoun elected president, ending two-year stalemate

31 October 2016

Lebanon’s parliament has elected Michel Aoun as president, ending a political stand-off that has left the post empty for more than two years. The newly-appointed president, a Maronite Christian, vowed to protect Lebanon from “regional fires” – a reference to the conflict in Syria. Mr […]