...president of Leb, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...announced Saturday that the formation of a new government before the end of his presidential term "seems to be impossible."
"I don’t know the intentions of others, but the matter seems to be impossible," Aoun said in an interview with al-Mayadeen TV.
He added: "The constitution does not prevent the issuance of a decree accepting the resignation of Mikati’s government’s and it is still possible to issue it."
Al-Jadeed TV later reported that Aoun intends to issue the decree on Monday, which is the last day in his term, to "prevent any reactions from disrupting the popular celebrations that will accompany Aoun's return to Rabieh on Sunday."
In his remarks to al-Maydeen, Aoun regretted that "the judiciary did not perform its role in pursuing the corrupts" during his tenure.