Lebanese Parliamentary Elections on June 16
Beirut, (ST) _The Lebanese Cabinet on Monday set June 16th as a date for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The approval was announced during a special meeting held under the chairmanship of the Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, according to the Lebanese Media Agency which added that a sum of 22 billion for LP was allotted to cover costs of these elections .
For his part, Prime Minister of the Lebanese government in transition Najib Mikati said after the cabinet meeting that the elections will take place on the basis of the so far valid law –the sixtieth law – noting attempts to extend because of exceptional circumstances, and that a decision on that is confined to the Parliament , while the government is persistent to hold the elections.
T. Fateh