❝ Two senior US lawmakers have called on the Trump administration to prepare sanctions against Lebanon’s parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, if he blocks progress on the country’s scheduled parliamentary elections.
Lebanon is set to hold elections for all 128 parliamentary seats next May, but lawmakers are still deadlocked over what electoral law should be used.
“We are watching closely the implementation of each step, and the upcoming elections will be pivotal to ensure that Hezbollah and its remaining political allies and aligned parties do not gain any additional ground,” Congressmen Darin LaHood and Darrell Issa said.
In a letter to President Donald Trump, the lawmakers warned that “corrupt political elites and aligned parties are intent on blocking democratic rights and progress.” ❞
Source: Al Arabiya