Hariri says no sect has exclusive right to ministries

Former Lebanese PM says rejecting idea of switching control of ministries is frustrating last chance to save Lebanon.

BEIRUT - Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday no sect had the exclusive right to the ministry of finance or other government portfolios, a reference to an issue at the centre of a dispute over the formation of a new government.

In a tweet, Hariri said rejecting the idea of switching control of ministries was frustrating "the last chance to save Lebanon and the Lebanese", in reference to French efforts to get Lebanese leaders to adopt a new government and reforms.