ALBAWABA – The Lebanese parliament held its first session, Tuesday, without a sign of the formation of a new government under the current acting Prime Minister Najeeb Mikati.
The parliament has a heavy schedule in front of it. It is to vote on 40 draft laws, including a reformed bank secrecy law and a wheat loan from the World Bank, in the presence of U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea who attended the session according to Annahar.
Parliament’s approval of a reformed bank secrecy law is required by the International Monetary Fund to financially support Lebanon. The aim is to fight corruption and detect and investigate financial crimes, the Lebanese daily added.
There is still no sign of a government formation despite the fact that Mikati is going “back-and-forth” to the presidential palace with proposed formation list of government minister.