Al-Rahi slams ruling class for failing to elect a president

Lebanon is in the most dangerous stage of its political, economic, financial and social history, said Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi.

Al-Rahi said Monday that war makers cannot make peace, and that the ruling class has failed to elect a new president because "those who made the war are ruling our country."

"The state is paralyzed because of their disputes," al-Rahi said, adding that "the fire is still burning under the ashes."

Parliament has held four rounds of voting since September, with no candidate garnering enough support.

It will convene on Thursday in the fifth attempt to elect a new president.