Uncertain prospects: Will opposition and Change bloc back down from Legislative stand?

Uncertain prospects: Will opposition and Change bloc back down from Legislative stand?

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2023-07-30 | 10:07

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Uncertain prospects: Will opposition and Change bloc back down from Legislative stand?

Will the opposition deputies and Change MPs back down from rejecting any legislation, no matter how necessary, as long as the Parliament is solely responsible for electing the President?

On Monday, the caretaker cabinet is supposed to prepare a draft law to borrow from the Central Bank of Lebanon an amount equivalent to two hundred million dollars per month to cover urgent expenses, as demanded by the four deputies of Banque du Liban (BDL) as one of the conditions for assuming the task.

If this draft goes to the Parliament, what will its fate be?

Some parliamentary blocs have previously participated in sessions referred to as the legislation of necessity.

So, will they participate in approving this project, considering that the required quorum is 65 deputies?

The confirmed participants are:

- Development and Liberation Bloc: 15 deputies

- Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc: 15 deputies

- Faisal Karami's National Accord Bloc and allies: five deputies

- National Gathering Blo: Four Marada Movement MPs and their allies

The National Moderation Bloc, with six deputies, is more inclined to participate in the session as long as the goal is to secure the interests of the people and the