Al-Rahi: No Unity Govt. without Real Unity, No Rescue Govt. without Rescuers
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday warned against the formation of a so-called “national unity government” that would not reflect “real unity.”
“Let everyone know that there can be no national unity government without real unity nor a rescue government without rescuer figures,” al-Rahi said in his Sunday Mass sermon.
“There can be no consensus government without consensus on reforms. Together with the people we want a government for the state and the people, not a government for parties, sects or foreign countries,” the patriarch added.
He cautioned that the Maronite patriarchate “will reject and confront every settlement plan that comes at Lebanon’s expense.”
“This is what the patriarchate has done every time Lebanon has been in danger,” al-Rahi said.
Warning that Lebanon today is facing “the gravest threats,” the patriarch said Bkirki “will not allow that Lebanon be turned into a settlement paper among nations seeking to repair their ties at the expense of the people’s pain.”
“The people want a government for the rescue of Lebanon, not a government for the rescue of the ruling authorities and the political class. The people want a government that would be harmonious with them, not with the external powers, a government whose components would meet over a reform project,” al-Rahi added.
He also said that reform should not only be limited to administrative reform but should also entail “the reform of the national decision with its political, security and military aspects.”
Source: Naharnet
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