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Renewed consideration of a by-election for the vacant Greek Orthodox seat in West Bekaa and Rachaya, following the death of MP Ghassan Skaff, has reopened debate over the two-year extension of Parliament’s term approved last March and put the justifications for postponing general elections to the test. A legal question arises under Article 41 of the Constitution, which requires a successor to be elected within two months, except when a seat falls vacant during the final six months of the original term. The extension has altered the seat’s timeframe, making it necessary to clarify its legal effect. Holding a by-election would not settle whether elections for the entire Parliament can be held, given the different security and administrative requirements. But the article calls on the government to explain the obstacles and how it plans to address them, and on Parliament to hold it accountable, rather than leaving both electoral deadlines hostage to an open-ended political decision.
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