The cabinet formation process is unbeaten, reaching a common electoral law is out of reach, and no positive signs are looming

It is inevitable to link between forming a new cabinet and approving a new electoral law.

But the main problem is the veto power, which party will get it? Various political forces are struggling to obtain this power.

FPM leader Gen. Michel Aoun's ally Marada leader MP Suleiman Franjieh wants a government of three eights, which means 8 ministers for March 8, 8 ministers for March 14 and 8 ministers for independent MPs.
This formula is rejected by the Change and Reform bloc, and this is the main difference between Aoun and Franjieh.

Change and Reform bloc member MP Alain Aoun confirmed that Lebanese Forces and Kataeb Party were very attached to the Orthodox law as a priority for the cabinet formation; he also said that no meeting is being prepared to be held at Bkirki.

MP Alain Aoun stressed that Bkirki does not put any faction under pressure but it stands for any agreement between Christian figures and it supports the change of 1960's law in addition to the fair representation.

In this context, Aoun denied that he received any invitation to hold a meeting with Christian figures in Bkirki in the coming few days, at least so far.

“It is very normal when the status-quo is the master of the situation regarding the electoral law which is caught in a vicious circle,” he said.