Accra:Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri adjourned Tuesday's plenary session after lawmakers re-elected two parliamentary secretaries, three commissioners, and members of parliamentary committees by acclamation, with only minor changes to committee memberships.
According to National news agency - Lebanon, MPs Hadi Aboul Hosn and Alain Aoun were re-elected as parliamentary secretaries, while MPs Abdel Karim Kabbara, Hagop Pakradounian, and Michel Moussa retained their positions as commissioners. The session convened at 11 a.m. under Berri's chairmanship, marking the opening of Parliament's second ordinary session.
Following the reading of Article 32 of the Constitution and relevant parliamentary procedural provisions, MPs raised several issues. MP Imad Hout addressed a meeting of Sunni lawmakers, which Berri ruled was outside the scope of procedural discussions. MP Paula Yacoubian called for a legislative session to address rental legislation and other pressing issues, and MP Halime Kaakour raised concerns over absenteeism at parliamentary committee meetings. MP Waddah Sadek urged stricter attendance measures and greater transparency in committee proceedings.
Parliament subsequently renewed the election of its bureau and the leadership and memberships of its parliamentary committees, covering finance, justice, foreign affairs, public works and transport, education, health, defense, displaced persons, agriculture, environment, economy, media, youth, human rights, women and children, and information technology.