Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi slammed on Sunday the cabinet paralysis, accusing certain politicians of seeking to obstruct Lebanon’s legislative and presidential elections scheduled for next year.
Lebanon's cabinet has not met since Oct. 12 amid a row over a probe into the 2020 deadly Beirut port blast.
In his Sunday sermon in Bkirki, Rahi said: "The state cannot operate without an executive authority.” He rejected a government that paralyses itself.
Rahi also warned against a plan for capital control that leads to citizens losing the rest of their bank deposits under the pretext of distributing losses.
Addressing the socio-economic crises, Rahi described the situation as “catastrophic.”
Also, the patriarch touched on the issue of Palestinian refugees, criticizing the latest decision of the Labor Minister to allow Palestinians to work in Lebanon.
Rahi considered the Minister’s decision as contradicting the constitution, which rejects the naturalization of Palestinians.
