November 12, 2026
The legislative session of the House of Representatives witnessed an intense debate between the Deputy Speaker of the House, Elias Bou Saab, and Representative Paula Yacoubian, focusing on the mechanism for approving Item 21 on the agenda.
In detail, Representative Paula Yacoubian objected to the way the item was approved, demanding that it be returned to the relevant Administration and Justice Committee instead of continuing to vote on it as proposed.
For his part, Council Vice President Elias Bou Saab responded, rejecting the objection and stressing that the discussions that took place within the committee were not in the form presented by Yacoubian. Bou Saab stressed the need to put the item to a vote as officially stated by the committee.
Bou Saab considered that questioning the process of approving the item simply because of dissatisfaction with its result is impermissible, calling on it to return to the minutes of the meetings of the Administration and Justice Committee to verify the facts and procedures followed and resolve the controversy.
This debate reflected a clear difference in views between the two representatives regarding dealing with Clause 21, ranging from efforts to return it to the committee and attempts to move forward with voting on it.
