The ambassadors of the five-nation group -- consisting of the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt, are seriously considering the possibility of postponing the Lebanese parliamentary elections, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported Friday.

The daily said it has learned from a senior official that the Quintet's ambassadors are mulling the postponement, amid confusion over how the expatriates will participate, for political considerations unrelated to the controversy surrounding the diaspora vote.