Lebanese Factions Prefers Deadlock Than a Functional Cabinet! Published February 25th, 2021 - 12:18 GMT Lebanese President Michel Aoun. (AFP/File) As Arab and international pressures piled up on Lebanese factions to agree on the swift formation of a new government to deliver reforms, all signs indicate that the crises-ridden country is heading for a prolonged deadlock if top leaders refuse to budge on their conflicting positions, political sources said Wednesday. Although Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has returned to Beirut after an Arab tour amid expectations that his return would revive talks on the stalled Cabinet formation process, there was no word Wednesday on a possible meeting this week between Hariri and President Michel Aoun to resolve their differences over a new government desperately awaited by the Lebanese to rescue them from multiple crises, implement essential reforms outlined in the French initiative and rebuild Beirut after last year’s huge Beirut Port explosion.