Parliament Session Postponed Till May 7 Due to Lack of Quorum
Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday postponed a parliament session till May 7due to lack of quorum.
The session, which kicked off at 11 am, witnessed the presence of 67 legislators — the minimum number required to begin a sitting.
News reports said a heated argument broke out between MPs Butros Harb and Robert Ghanem.
The agenda, like the previous sessions, included controversial items including bringing heads-of-state and cabinet ministers to trial, a draft law to grant a general amnesty for crimes committed before April 27, 2005 and eliminating taxes on gas.
Berri has previously warned that he will not add any new draft law to the agenda and will schedule a new session every time there is no quorum.