We Cheered for Something that Never Happened
Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat criticized positive reaction to parliament”s approval of a bill to lower the voting age from 21 to 18, saying the applaud was useless.
"The step taken by parliament has no specific constitutional meaning because what it did was not voting in the real sense of the word. It was close to issuing a recommendation," Jumblat told As-Safir daily in remarks published Saturday.
"How could a parliament that respects itself act this way?" the Druze leader wondered.
"We cheered for something that didn”t happen," Jumblat stressed.
Parliament”s approval to amend the constitution needs to be cleared by the cabinet within four months before being ratified.