Berri Says Govt. Should Conclude IMF Talks, Solve Power Crisis by December

Parliamant Speaker Nabih Berri has revealed that he has urged Prime Minister Najib Miqati to finalize talks with the International Monetary Fund and to tackle the power crisis.

“Miqati’s chance should not exceed a month and a half,” Berri said, in an interview, considering that “Parliament will be quasi-idle by the start of December, due to the holidays and to the nearness of the elections.”

“Parliament members will be busy with their electoral campaigns,” Berri added.

He went on to say that “the government should finalize the talks with the International Monetary Fund by December or at least it should take practical steps in that direction.”

“The government should also solve the electricity problem by the time, otherwise it will have failed,” Berri said.

He criticized “wasting time on appointments and formations, which is not a basic need now,” considering power cuts to be the main problem.

Berri affirmed that the elections will certainly take place and that there will be no extension to Parliament’s term.