Lebanese Parliament held a general legislative session chaired by Speaker Nabih Berri to continue reviewing draft laws and proposals that were on the agenda for the session of September 29, 2025.
Parliament approved a draft law for a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank for the reconstruction of infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
It also approved the law regulating the judiciary, taking into account the observations made by the President Joseph Aoun.
The Parliament convened despite calls to boycott the session by the Lebanese Forces over Speaker Berri’s refusal to timetable discussion on a contentious election law.
Sixty-seven MPs attended the session, just above the threshold required to proceed.
The Lebanese Forces and the Kataeb party abstained in protest among a handful of others.
Lebanese political powers are in disagreement over the diaspora vote, which is part of the electoral law. There have been calls to amend the electoral law in a bid to allow Lebanese abroad to vote for all 128 parliamentary seats (current law allows expatriates to vote for seven seats).
Amal Movement and Hezbollah, among other parties oppose amending the diaspora vote, stressing that such move contradicts with the principle of equal opportunities, especially that Hezbollah resistance party is banned and does not enjoy the campaigning freedom that the other parties have abroad, especially in Western countries.
Source: Al-Manar English Website