Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai slammed Sunday the continuous delay in the cabinet formation, stating that "clinging to quotas and restricting them to certain blocs while excluding other parties does not justify this delay at the expense of public good."
"Everyone at home and abroad is waiting for the decision to form the government, because each day of delay has significant repercussions and serious losses in all economic sectors, in the work of State institutions and departments, and in the public's confidence in officials," he added.
In his holy sermon delivered during Sunday Mass held at St. Maroun Monastery in Annaya, the patriarch stressed that he said that nothing justifies the cabinet delay at the expense of citizens' lively interests, noting that this contradicts with the general constitutional standards and with the Lebanese Constitution's spirit and content.