BEIRUT: MP Walid Jumblatt said the blame falls flat on politicians including himself for the country's failure to elect a new president.
"In summary, we are all responsible for the failure to elect a president until now and it is us to blame," Jumblatt, head of the Progressive Socialist Party, told An-Nahar.
Lebanon has been unable to elect a new president since former President Michel Sleiman ended his six-year term on May 25. While the rival March 8 and March 14 coalitions trade blame over the current paralysis, the primary reason for the continued vacuum is the lack of a consensus candidate.