Baabda palace officials have warned that the country has entered a stage of “legislative-political confrontation” that would only be resolved through the formation of a new government and the resumption of all-party talks.

“The president does not see any useful solution to all the crises or developments except for speeding up a political understanding … that paves way for a national dialogue” session, the officials said.

Speaker Nabih Berri postponed on Monday a three-day parliamentary session over lack of quorum caused by the boycott of several blocs for their doubt on the constitutionality of the session with a resigned government.

His office released a statement saying the session was postponed to July 16-17-18 to discuss the same items that were put on Monday's agenda.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed on Monday that he rejected a parliamentary session that does not include essential items on its agenda but he also refused signing a decree that calls for an extraordinary session.

“I will not sign a decree for an extraordinary session. We don't want more problems,” Miqati said after talks with Speaker Nabih Berri in parliament.

A three-day parliamentary session set by Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday will likely fail to convene over the boycott of March 14 alliance blocs in addition to an inclination by the Change and Reform bloc not to attend.

An al-Mustaqbal bloc source told An Nahar daily published Sunday that its lawmakers will not participate in the session in compatibility with the rest of the March 14 members.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Saturday questioned how the parliament “can take an independent decision to exercise all its constitutional rights in the presence of a caretaker cabinet.”

“It is not possible for the parliament to hold a legislative session and exercise all its constitutional rights when there is a caretaker cabinet,” Miqati stressed in a released statement in which he responded to Speaker Nabih Berri's press conference on Saturday afternoon.

Speaker Nabih Berri said on Saturday that the parliament is in a constant state of session in an extraordinary manner with full jurisdictions after the cabinet resigned, saying that Monday's session is still on.

“We want to set things straight... No one can prevent it from legislating, ” Berri said in a press conference from Ain el-Tineh.

The Lebanese Forces and independent March 14 MPs announced on Saturday their boycott of next week's three-day parliamentary session.

MP Butros Harb announced on behalf of the independent lawmakers their rejection of the parliament's agenda and their questioning of the legality of the session.

Caretaker Social Affairs Minister Wael Abou Faour has maintained efforts to form a new government in light of his recent trip to Saudi Arabia where he held talks with former Premier Saad Hariri and a number of Saudi officials, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper on Saturday.

Sources monitoring his talks with Hariri said that “all obstacles leading to the solution over the government deadlock remain.”

Divisions have emerged between Hizbullah and the Free Patriotic Movement over the extension of the term of Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji, reported the daily An Nahar on Saturday.

It said that while FPM leader MP Michel Aoun had voiced his rejection to the extension, Hizbullah had never made such a position.

A dispute emerged between Speaker Nabih Berri and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati over the nature of the upcoming three-day parliament session, reported the daily An Nahar Saturday.

It said that Miqati wants the session to strictly address the extension of the terms and retirement ages of security officials, while Berri wants it to be a normal legislative session aimed at addressing draft laws.