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The Maronite Patriarch in Lebanon clarified his position on Sunday on the French president’s proposal to amend the system of government in the country and commented on the insistence of the Shiite component on maintaining the Ministry of Finance in the government that will be formed.
Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros Al-Rai highlighted his refusal to discuss any amendment to the government system in the country, in light of the prevalence of what he called illegal weapons.
This came in a sermon given by the pastor at a mass celebrated at the Church of Our Lady of Elig in Mayfouk (north of Beirut) on the spirit of the martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance.
“We are not ready to discuss system change before all components enter the confines of legitimacy and renounce their own projects, and there are no changes in the state in light of the states or the republics,” Al said. -Rahi.
He asked: “What benefit is there in modifying the system in light of the prevalence of illegal, illegal weapons, whether carried by Lebanese or others?”
French President Emmanuel Macron recently called for the need to change the Lebanese system and spoke of a new letter and a change in the political class.
The Lebanese political system is based on the division of powers and sovereign positions according to religious and sectarian affiliations.
Waiting for government
Regarding the formation of the government, Al-Ra’i asked: In what capacity does a sect claim a certain ministry as its own, and block the country from achieving its objectives, and cause economic and life damage?
The Shiite duo, Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, cling to the portfolio of the Ministry of Finance, representing an obstacle to the formation of a government.
Al-Ra’i said: “We reject privatization and monopoly as constitutional and not sectarian, and our rejection is not directed against a specific sect, but against a heresy that contradicts the concept of equality between ministries and between sects, and affects the national association “.
The pastor asked Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Adib to adhere to the constitution and form a government that the people and the world look forward to, and not subject to any condition, delay or apology.
Adeeb announced last Thursday that it had agreed with President Michel Aoun to wait and allow more time for government formation consultations.
On August 31, President Aoun had assigned Adeeb to form a government to succeed his predecessor, headed by Hassan Diab, who resigned on August 10, 6 days after the bomb attack in the port of Beirut, which left about 200 people killed and 6,000 injured.
The assignment coincided with an inspection visit to Beirut by Macron, whom the Lebanese parties accuse of interfering in his country’s internal affairs, including the government formation process, in an attempt to preserve Paris’s influence in Lebanon.
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