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Lebanon Lebanon

ES001

Head of State
Question:How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s): d. Indirectly elected by legislature
Comments: The president of the Republic is the head of the state and the symbol of the nation's unity. The President of the Republic shall be elected by secret ballot and by a two-thirds majority of the Chamber of Deputies. After a first ballot, an absolute majority shall be sufficient. The president's term is for six years. He may not be re-elected until six years after the expiration of his last mandate.
Source: Constitution, art. 49: http://www.presidency.gov.lb/English/LebaneseSystem/Documents/Lebanese%20Constitution.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/20
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ES002

Head of Government
Question:How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer: e. Appointed
Comments: The Prime Minister is the head of the government and its representative. The president shall designate the Prime Minister in consultation with the president of the Chamber of deputies based on parliamentary consultations which shall be binding and the content of which the President shall formally disclose to the Prime Minister. The President alone shall issue the decree which designates the Prime Minister.
Source: Constitution, art. 53 (2, 3), 64: http://www.presidency.gov.lb/English/LebaneseSystem/Documents/Lebanese%20Constitution.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/20
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ES003

President
Question:Does the country have a president?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The President of the Republic is the head of the state.
Source: Constitution, art. 49: http://www.presidency.gov.lb/English/LebaneseSystem/Documents/Lebanese%20Constitution.pdf (2012)
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ES004

Number of Chambers
Question:The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer: a. One chamber
Comments: Legislative power shall be vested in a single body, the Chamber of Deputies.
Source: Constitution, art. 16: http://www.presidency.gov.lb/English/LebaneseSystem/Documents/Lebanese%20Constitution.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/20
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ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question:What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s): c. Block Vote
g. List Proportional Representation
Comments: The Lebanese Parliament consists of 128 members, whose term of office is four years,elected on the basis of the proportional system of which the voting shall take place in public, in secret and in a single session.
Source: Constitution, art. 24 (1, 2): http://www.presidency.gov.lb/English/LebaneseSystem/Documents/Lebanese%20Constitution.pdf Parliamentary Election Law No. 44 of 2017, art. 1: https://elections.gov.lb/getattachment/00bbe177-0eec-4f8a-a4df-e47c7e19b4de/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%28PDF%29.aspx%20(2017) https://www.ministryinfo.gov.lb/en/22598
Verified: 2024/11/20
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