The head of the Maronite Church, Cardinal Bechara Rai, reiterated his call for leaders to “rush to elect a president.”
During the Sunday Mass celebrated at the church of the patriarchal seat in Dimane, Rai stressed the need for Parliament to resume its “legislative role” and for the Council of Ministers to “fully recover its constitutional prerogatives.”
According to him, these two institutions should once again “assume their responsibilities towards our poor people, deprived of their simplest fundamental rights” and “undertake the necessary reforms to revive the economy and curb emigration.”
Cardinal Rai also discussed the issue of contract teachers at the Lebanese University, announcing that he had contacted the Caretaker Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi. The latter reportedly stated that he was studying the requests for tenure, hoping to finalize them and submit them to the Council of Ministers soon.
The patriarch also reported on his meetings with military and public sector retirees, saying he had heard their concerns and grievances.
