Jumblat Urges Rivals to Stop 'Absurd' Dispute from Paralyzing Country

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat has called on Lebanon's rival parties to prevent their “absurd” differences from paralyzing the state, As Safir daily reported on Monday.

Jumblat, who visited Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh on Sunday, told As Safir that the dispute among the different parties, which is obstructing the work of constitutional institutions, is “minor and silly” and should not paralyze the entire country.

Such paralysis comes as the region's “fires are gutting everything around us and threatening to expand” to Lebanon, the PSP chief warned.

“We should all be aware of such dangers and rush to overcome the selfish stances,” he added.

Jumblat said following his visit to Ain el-Tineh on Sunday that he will seek with Berri “to overcome political obstacles and consolidate stability.”

His remarks came as the country plunges deeper in paralysis as a result of a cabinet crisis that erupted after Free Patriotic Movement officials warned last week that they would boycott all sessions unless the government approves the appointment of high-ranking security and military officials.

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