Lebanon's top Christian cleric said on Sunday it is 'shameful' that politicians have yet to form a new cabinet nearly three months after elections, blaming their chronic feuding for the country's 'decay'.
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon October 26, 2021. Dalati Nohra/Handout via REUTERSBEIRUT, Aug 7 - Lebanon's top Christian cleric said on Sunday it is "shameful" that politicians have yet to form a new cabinet nearly three months after elections, blaming their chronic feuding for the country's "decay".
In his weekly sermon, Maronite Patriarch Beshara Boutros al-Rai drew an unfavourable comparison between Lebanon's progress in securing a maritime boundary deal with longtime foe Israel and the paralysis in domestic politics."Isn't it shameful that authorities make efforts to reach an agreement with Israel on maritime borders but refrain from forming a government? Has it become easier for them to agree with Israel than to agree on a government among the Lebanese?" he said.
Rai wields significant influence in Lebanon, where the political system is based on power-sharing among various Muslim and Christian sects, with the presidency reserved for a Maronite Catholic.The Maronite Patriarch said "ugly campaigns in the media" appeared aimed at delaying government formation and the election of a new president later on this year.
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