Baabda: President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, on Wednesday received Deputy Speaker of Parliament Elias Bou Saab at Baabda Palace.
According to National News Agency - Lebanon, following the meeting, Bou Saab stated that the reports about appointing ambassadors other than Ambassador Simon Karam to the 'Mechanism' committee are 'media speculation.' He emphasized that no request had been made to add other names to the committee. Bou Saab noted that the President's collaboration with the committee through Ambassador Karam is 'reassuring, comfortable, and more than satisfactory.'
Bou Saab further mentioned that discussions included the upcoming parliamentary elections and the challenges they face. He warned that political disagreements and confrontations do not facilitate the holding of elections. Bou Saab emphasized that an electoral law cannot be approved without political consensus, indicating a trend towards reopening deadlines. This approach, he noted, would likely result in a technical postponement of the elections.