Rahi Blames Officials for Govt. Deadlock

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi accused officials on Tuesday of hampering the government formation for “individual interests,” adding that Lebanon is suffering from a “Constitutional crisis.”

“The crisis in Lebanon is a constitutional one,” said al-Rahi in remarks he made at a meeting with a delegation from Lady of the Mountain Gathering.

Denouncing the delay in the formation of Lebanon’s cabinet, now in its ninth month, he lashed out at politicians whom he said are delaying the formation for their own personal ends.

“You don’t have the right to keep Lebanon without a government merely for your own personal interests,” he stated.