Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi lamented on Sunday the failure to elect a new president, blaming officials for the delay.
He said during his Sunday sermon at Bkirki: “The officials are depleting the capabilities of the state through failing to stage the polls.”
“We appeal to them, directly or indirectly, to elect a head of state,” he added.
“They are depleting the state, its constitutional institutions, and funds,” he remarked.
Moreover, al-Rahi said that the delay is also leading to the “depletion of the people through increased immigration.”