BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Parliament Thursday resumed the second day of deliberations over the Cabinet’s policy statement, with the government almost certain to win a sweeping majority vote of confidence in the upcoming legislative session.
Eight lawmakers from the March 8 and March 14 rival camps registered their names to speak during the session dedicated to debate the statement, on the basis of which Prime Minister Tammam Salam’s 24-member Cabinet will seek a vote of confidence in Parliament.
Twenty-five MPs, mostly from the March 14 coalition, spoke during the previous session, with speeches focusing mostly on the deteriorating security situation in Lebanon, which is seen as spillover of the Syria crisis.
Cabinet is expected to secure the votes of at least 110 MPs out of 128 given that the majority of political parties are taking part in the government.
More to follow...
No comments:
Post a Comment