The March 14 alliance’s general-secretariat said Wednesday that the extension of parliament’s mandate for two years and seven months should not be taken as a principle.

“The extension taking place in institutions can’t become a rule. The principle lies in respecting the state and its institutions and swiftly electing a president and approving a new electoral law that would lead to holding the polls,” the general-secretariat said following its weekly meeting.

Last week, 95 MPs voted to extend their mandate till June 2017. The vote gave the 128-member parliament eight full years in power— double its allowed mandate.

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