Berri Says March 14 Striving for Power, Not Justice

Speaker Nabih Berri criticized the March 14 forces on Wednesday for lamenting their loss of power in the government, saying their campaign against Hizbullah’s arms contradicted with national principles.

In his weekly meeting with lawmakers at the parliament building, Berri reportedly stressed the need to form the government as soon as possible in order to face future challenges and solve problems such as shortage of water and power rationing.

Free Lebanon radio said Berri stressed to lawmakers that the cabinet would not be formed before the March 13 rally at Martyrs Square. However, he said there is no need to procrastinate after that date.

MPs quoted Berri as saying that March 14 was frustrated over the collapse of Caretaker Premier Saad Hariri’s cabinet and was striving for power not justice in former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination case.