Report: Aoun Tells al-Rahi 'Something Bigger than State' Causing Deadlock

President Michel Aoun on Saturday told Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi that “there is something bigger than the state’s decisions that is restricting the course of things,” MTV reported.

Aoun’s remarks came in response to “admonishment” by al-Rahi, who said that “we did not believe that the government was formed,” the TV network said.

“How can we leave it today unable to convene?” the patriarch asked the president during a Bkirki meeting that preceded Christmas Day Mass.

Leaving the meeting to take part in the mass, Aoun declined to make a statement and told reporters that he will speak on Monday during a televised address.

Baabda sources told MTV that Aoun will focus on the general situation, especially Cabinet’s failure to convene and the port blast investigations.

“Things have reached the climax (of deterioration) and President Aoun will be decisive on Monday,” the sources added.