Ahead of the presidential election session scheduled for January 9, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai expressed hope that a president capable of navigating this exceptional historical period would be elected.
“The country needs a president who enjoys both domestic and international trust, one who believes in institutions and revitalizes them, who can revive the economy and rebuild homes destroyed in various Lebanese regions,” he stated in his Sunday homily.
He also emphasized the need for the future president to “reform infrastructure and institutional frameworks while strengthening unity among citizens.”
Additionally, the patriarch urged authorities to disclose the fate of the two Antonine priests abducted from the Qalaa Monastery in Beit Mery on October 14, 1990, during the Syrian invasion, especially in light of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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