MP Adeeb Abdel Massih  called on the country’s political leaders to work together to strengthen State institutions and address mounting economic, security and public-service problems, including electricity shortages, rising living costs and unregulated weapons.

Speaking in Parliament, Abdel Massih urged Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to continue working closely with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, describing the three leaders as key to ensuring Lebanon’s transition toward a functioning state.

“We ask you to keep working hand in hand with the president and the prime minister, because you are the guarantors of a safe transition toward a functioning state,” Abdel Massih told Berri.

Addressing Salam, the lawmaker expressed confidence in the government while raising concerns over the performance of the public administration and government appointments.

“We have full confidence in you and your government, but we have some concerns,” he said, arguing that appointments and the management of public administration were not being handled properly.

He also said the balance between Christians and Muslims in the state and its public administrations was not being respected.

Abdel Massih highlighted electricity as another major challenge, calling on the energy minister to introduce a short-term plan that would allow citizens to see tangible improvements in power supplies.

“We have a major problem with electricity,” he said. “We hope the energy minister will put in place a short-term plan that allows citizens to see an improvement.”

He said the implementation of Law 318, incentives to encourage households to adopt solar power and the provision of loans to finance such systems could all help ease the burden on citizens.

Abdel Massih also raised concerns over wages and the rising cost of living, saying there was an imbalance between salaries and household expenses. He called for measures to address the increasing cost of school tuition as well.

On security, he urged the authorities to take a tougher approach toward the proliferation of weapons and deteriorating security conditions.

“We need to take a tough stance on the issue of unregulated weapons and security,” he said.

Abdel Massih also pointed to Lebanon’s digital infrastructure, saying that around 25% of the country’s territory still lacks internet coverage.

He called for the government to address the gap and expand internet access to areas that remain outside the country’s network coverage.