Convened by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, the representatives of the Finance and Budget, Administration and Justice, National Economy, Trade, Industry, and Planning Committees also discuss the electricity file and the holding of the presidential elections within the constitutional deadlines.

During the meeting, the legislators address a group of economic reforms in preparation for the conclusion of a cooperation agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

On Monday, the Women and Child Committee of the Lebanese Parliament discussed the challenges and complications the beginning of the school year is facing and the prospects for a solution; while demanded to take exceptional and rapid measures to ensure the school year.

The members of the Public Works, Transportation, Energy, and Water Commission also assessed the issue of protecting the wheat silos at the Beirut port after the giant columns in the northern section collapsed and issued a recommendation to the incumbent Government to protect and preserve the granaries in the southern section.

On May 15, Lebanon elected its new parliamentarians for the 2022-2026 period, in a body comprised of 128 legislators, equally divided between Christians and Muslims.

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