The vice president of the Higher Shiite Council urged an expansion of the government on Tuesday to include "all of Lebanon's political parties." "Our country should be governed through cooperation between all political parties," Sheikh Abdel-Amir Qabalan said during his Eid al-Fitr sermon. There is a "dire need" for true national unity and "entrenched coexistence," he added.
Praising Speaker Nabih Berri's "strenuous" efforts to resolve a mounting political crisis, Qabalan called on politicians to "put their personal interests aside" and put an end to inflammatory speeches. "We want our politicians to deliver wise speeches free from humiliation and challenges," he said.
| When they're looking for a government that represents "all parties," they're either looking for a government that represents only their own party or they want a government that's incapable of making any decisions. |
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