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"The whole country is in danger, the whole country is the
Titanic," Berri said at the opening of a session of parliament.
"It's time we all woke up because in the end, if the ship sinks,
no one will remain."
Lebanon is in the throes of a financial crisis that poses the
biggest threat to its stability since the 1975-1990 civil war.
Without a new government, it cannot implement the reforms
required to unlock desperately needed foreign aid.
But prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri and President Michel
Aoun have been at loggerheads for months over the makeup of a
new cabinet.
Parliament did at least approve a loan of $200 million to pay
for fuel for Lebanon's electricity company after a warning by
the energy ministry that cash had run out for electricity
generation beyond the end of the month.
The Zahrani power plant, one of Lebanon's four main electricity
producers, has already had to shut down for lack of fuel.
(Reporting By Maha El Dahan; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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