BEIRUT: The Cabinet will resume
discussions on a draft electoral law Monday, including a set of electoral
reforms that could be used in the upcoming 2013 parliamentary elections.
After failing to reach an agreement
in two sessions last week, the Cabinet will hold its third session to discuss
the details of draft legislation proposed by the Interior Ministry that calls
for an electoral law based on proportional representation. The current
electoral law, based on the qada-system, was adopted in Doha in 2009.
While the majority of the 30 Cabinet
ministers agree on proportional representation, the Druze Progressive Socialist
Party ministers have reiterated that they would vote down any attempt to
approve such a law.
Aside from the introduction of proportional
representation, the draft electoral law includes several key reforms, including
a quota for female participation and the creation of an independent body to
oversee elections. The Civil Campaign for Electoral Reform, which worked with
the Interior Ministry to prepare the draft law, criticized the government
Sunday for neglecting key sections during Cabinet discussions. The CCER accused
parties within the government of plotting agreements on administrative
appointments at the expense of serious electoral reforms.http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2012/Aug-06/183532-cabinet-to-resume-discussions-on-electoral-reform.ashx#axzz22kAg3sDl
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