The Lebanese Cabinet approved a new electoral law based on the proportional system | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

A new electoral law is expected to be ratified by Lebanon’s parliament on Friday, paving the way for the first parliamentary elections in eight years. On Wednesday, ministers announced that Lebanon will be holding the long-delayed legislative elections in May 2018 after the country’s cabinet approved a new electoral law, staving off a fresh political crisis…

Beirut – The Lebanese Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new electoral law based on the proportional system, which divides the country into 15 electoral districts. Speaker Nabih Berri said Parliament would convene on Friday, three days before the end of its constitutional term, to vote on the law. As expected, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri announced that…