Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi highlighted on Tuesday the importance of Lebanon's diversity and coexistence among its people as factors that may help end the country's ongoing vacuum in the presidency.
He said: “Resolving the vacuum lies in adhering to coexistence, the National Pact, and Lebanon's system that implements this pact.”
He made his remarks after holding talks in Bkirki with a delegation of lawmakers from the March 14 alliance.
Officials must agree on a democratic solution that respects the constitution and elect a president, he declared.
Al-Rahi added: “We must remain faithful to Lebanon and set it as a priority above all sectarian and political interests.”
Furthermore, the patriarch stressed that all sides must acknowledge the errors they have committed against the constitution.
“There can be no legitimacy to any authority that contradicts the National Pact,” he added.