LEBANON faces “catastrophic consequences” if parliament speaker Nabih Berri’s efforts to end the government crisis are derailed, the Amal Movement warned today.

Mr Berri, who also leads the Shi’ite party, pledged to push forward with his proposals, which would see the formation of a 24-member government of non-partisan specialists without any side holding a power of veto.

“There is no other choice and therefore I am upholding it,” he said, of his proposal, which is set to be presented to President Michel Aoun.