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'Hizbullah to lose veto power in parliament'

Other News Materials 16 June 2009 12:30 (UTC +04:00)

The Hizbullah-led March 8 coalition will lose their veto power in the new parliament, according to Lebanese officials, The Jerusalem Post reported

The "blocking minority" veto power the party enjoyed in the past year will not be reinstated. Instead, Hizbullah will receive certain guarantees from Sa'ad Hariri's March 14 coalition on issues of importance.

While negotiations regarding the new parliament are scheduled to take place next week, Hariri's party is adamantly against Hizbullah's coalition wielding the ability to veto, citing the previous arrangement as unconstitutional.

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