March 14 Warns Against Drafting Separate Amendments to Election Law
The ruling March 14 alliance warned against drafting separate amendments to the elections law at Tuesday's session, news reports said Monday.

The daily An Nahar said March 14 leaders have decided to ask Speaker Nabih Berri to "combine under one draft law" new electoral divisions for the upcoming general elections with other parliamentary clauses subject to amendment at an extraordinary parliamentary session on Tuesday.

It quoted March 14 leaders as expressing fear that if the election-related draft resolutions were not adopted under one law than the other clauses would be neglected.

As Safir, meanwhile, quoted Mustaqbal lawmakers as saying that the movement will likely reject any draft law on electoral divisions unless it coincides with other amendments to the election law.

Druze leader Walid Jumblat told As Safir that a decision on electoral divisions will be made at a meeting Monday of the Democratic Gathering bloc which he heads.

As Safir said Jumblat was likely to brief Berri on March 14's stance regarding this issue prior to Tuesday's parliamentary session.