Former President Amine Gemayel stated on Monday that Lebanon had been living beyond the bounds of the Constitution for some time, the laws and elections had become a point of view and the Speaker was a specialist in the parliament's composition.

 “The constitution is obviously almost suspended right now. We observed that the budget was passed using fictitious figures that contravene the Constitution and logic, along with deceiving the public,” Gemayel said in an interview with Sky News.

He recalled how the budget was approved only after the Annual Financial Statement requirement set forth by the Constitution was surpassed.

“The Constitution has only applied to the bare minimum in Lebanon. Even if the session and election are legitimate, the actual governance has long gone beyond the confines of the Constitution, which is now merely a point of view, much like law, the judiciary, and court rulings,” he said in reference to Berri’s call for a session to elect a president.

He used the port explosion case as an example, which is the worst disaster to hit the Middle East and possibly the entire world for many years.

“It is forbidden to make a judgment and to conduct a proper investigation despite the evidence shown. As a result, the judiciary is suspended, and we continue to live outside of the confines of laws, constitutions, logic, and transparency,” he added.

“If political and partisan forces converge around a new heresy, this is possible, but a governed president will be chosen, not a ruler. The area is filled with individuals who obey orders,” Gemayel said in reference to his expectation that a president would be chosen before October 31.

President Gemayel pointed out that he who was behind the Beirut blast’s probe suspension, failure to elect a president for two years, and government’s gridlock was clear, stressing that there is a team holding the entire political game, which is H-e-z-b-o-l-l-a-h using Iran's influence in Lebanon from money, weapons, and assassinations.

"In my era, a ship's captain would say No when he ought to say No, and he would say Yes when it was necessary, but today the ruling team has adapted to irresponsibility and bypassed the Constitution, and the most dangerous of all is that there is a denial of the fait accompli," he said touching on the end of his reign.

When questioned about the possibility of a presidential vacuum, he responded, "Lebanon has long been in a constitutional vacuum.”

He made note of the fact that it was unknown who was in charge of conversations and decisions regarding the demarcation file—Speaker Berri, President Aoun, or the Secretary-General of Hezbollah.

Gemayel believed that if Israel and Lebanon did not pump out with a deal, war and bombing would be the consequences.

“Lebanon bears the repercussions of not delineating the lines. The problem of boundaries affects the entire Middle East, not just Lebanon,” he explained.

“Failure, corruption, and futility characterize the system. People no longer have any faith in it since it is completely untrustworthy," he answered when asked about the negotiations with the IMF and wondered,”What will happen to CEDRE funds?”

Gemayel emphasized that Lebanon had dealt with more difficult situations and would experience the worst-case scenario before all the crew mysteriously disappeared and external assistance was sent, resulting in a new composition.

“An idea to elect the president directly by the people came up during our conversations at the House of the Future, but it is hard and requires significant controls because the society is pluralistic and could have deleterious repercussions on the future,” he noted.

Gemayel concluded that the humanitarian and social crisis had gotten to the point where it could no longer be treated with painkillers and predicted that it would get worse until a radical solution was enforced.