Head of the Free Patriotic Movement Gen. Michel Aoun assured that an impending visit to Lebanon by the US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman aims at supporting corruption.
"Feltman is coming [only] to support the corruption which he had upheld throughout his presence in Lebanon," the Head of the Change and Reform bloc said Monday, following a bloc's meeting in Rabieh.
Following the Rabieh meeting, Aoun said that the simmering issue of extra-budgetary spending is an item that is at the core of sharp differences among the components of the Lebanese political corps.
He highlighted the necessity for the Lebanese President to sign the related decree, which he termed as "morally binding" for him.
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A proportionality-based law that would ensure a more effective representation of Lebanese voters than is provided by the current winner-takes-all 1960 system in which an electoral list that receives at least 51% of the votes wins all the seats in a district.
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