Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi lashed out at politicians Sunday, accusing them of steering the country according to their own interests and whims.
“No one has the right to deprive the country from it's head of state,” al-Rahi said during sermon from at Our Lady of Lebanon basilica in Harissa.
He stressed that “no one is allowed to toss the country and the people in a state of chaos.”
“They are managing the fate of the country according to their own desires and interest.”
He called on politicians to cooperate and prioritize the affairs of citizens who granted them power.
Lebanon has been without a president since May when the term of Michel Suleiman ended without the election of a successor.
Ongoing disputes between the March 8 and 14 camps over a compromise candidate have so far thwarted the polls.