In a Daily Star survey of 200 people, 39 percent said they thought a new government would “never” be formed, 32 percent thought it would take 3 months, 23 percent said it would take one month.

“Enough is enough. Stop being selfish and do what is best for the country. You’re making Lebanon a laughing stock in the eyes of the world. Please unite because unity is force,” wrote one participant.

Some people, fed up with the long wait for a new government, took the opportunity to voice sarcasm.

One person said the Cabinet would be formed “whenever we get permission from our beloved friends in the area.”

Others blamed the regional turmoil for the political stalemate.

The Cabinet will be formed “as the Syrian situation settles,” wrote a reader. Another said: “When the Baath party falls.”

Similarly, political analysts seem to be just as much in the dark – and they don’t seem to be holding out much optimism either.

“I think it will take some time,” said Ali Hamadeh, editorialist for An-Nahar newspaper and a member of the political bureau for the Future Movement.

“On the one hand, you have the problem of the current events in Syria. On the other hand, there is some block against the formation of this government because of how it’s seen in the West and the rest of the Arab countries. Any government formed by Mikati will be seen as a puppet in the hands of Syria and Hezbollah. Everyone here is in pause mode, waiting for what will happen,” Hamadeh said.

May Chidiac, Lebanese journalist and former anchorwoman, doesn’t even want the new government to be formed under the current leadership.

“I hope it will not be formed because I don’t want to see the March 8 coalition take control of the country,” she said. “I consider the way they are handling the government formation now will be the same way they will handle the running of a government lead by March 8," she added.

In fact, she believes one reason for the delay is that the March 8 coalition is “already preparing for the 2013 elections and the delays are meant to buy time in hope to be in control of the whole country… so I really don’t trust them.”

Lebanese pop singer Madeleine Mattar is just as cynical, saying she no longer follows the ongoing “soap opera,” in reference to the rhetoric surrounding Lebanon’s lack of government formation. “They say we need to see what happens in Syria or Pakistan. What does that have to do with us? Or they say it’s about this file or that file … They’re not thinking about the needs of the people.”

“Why should I think about them when they’re not thinking about us?”