Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Boutros Rai stated on Sunday that the presidential crisis may not end without resorting to the constitution.
During the Sunday homily, Patriarch Rai called in Lebanese political officials and parliamentarians to refer to the constitution and the national pact, pointing out that they should find a solution for the country’s current stalemate.
Lebanon's presidency, allocated to the Maronite Christian community under Lebanon's sectarian division of power, is one of the three main political offices alongside the Prime Minister - a Sunni Muslim - and the House Speaker - a Shiite.