The head of the parliamentary virtue bloc MP Ammar Tohma, on Saturday, that the date of parliamentary elections in May 2018 binding and the House of Representatives may not diligence or switch to that date.
In a statement to his office, Tohma said in a statement to his office that "Law No. (45) for the year 2013 in Article (7) granted the right of ratification of the Parliament on the proposed date of the Council of Ministers, noting that" At the same time, Article 56 of the Constitution, Forty-five days after the date of the end of the previous electoral cycle, and since the end of the current electoral cycle will be on 30-6-2018, the date of elections for the new parliament does not exceed 15-5-2018.
"Article (13) of the Constitution stipulates that" No law may be enacted that contradicts this Constitution. "In other words, Parliament can not legislate a date for elections for the next parliament, which goes beyond 15-5-2018.
The head of the Virtue bloc said that "it is not permissible to legislate a law that extends the work of parliament because this is a clear violation of the text of Article 56. First, the duration of the electoral cycle of the Council of Representatives shall be four calendar years.
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In a statement to his office, Tohma said in a statement to his office that "Law No. (45) for the year 2013 in Article (7) granted the right of ratification of the Parliament on the proposed date of the Council of Ministers, noting that" At the same time, Article 56 of the Constitution, Forty-five days after the date of the end of the previous electoral cycle, and since the end of the current electoral cycle will be on 30-6-2018, the date of elections for the new parliament does not exceed 15-5-2018.
"Article (13) of the Constitution stipulates that" No law may be enacted that contradicts this Constitution. "In other words, Parliament can not legislate a date for elections for the next parliament, which goes beyond 15-5-2018.
The head of the Virtue bloc said that "it is not permissible to legislate a law that extends the work of parliament because this is a clear violation of the text of Article 56. First, the duration of the electoral cycle of the Council of Representatives shall be four calendar years.
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