Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Tuesday reiterated his call for the creation of a “civil state” in Lebanon and the swift formation of a new government this week to enact reforms and rescue the crises-hit country.

Meanwhile, as mediators strived to narrow differences between top leaders over the formation of a new government, a Future Movement MP said Tuesday the formation was being blocked by President Michel Aoun’s insistence on having 10 ministers in a 24-member Cabinet that would effectively grant him veto power.

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