IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Lebanon

Lebanese Republic

Name	Official Name	Type
Lebanese National Assembly	Majlis al-Nuwab	Assembly
Lebanese Presidency	None	Head of State

Chief of State: Vacant
Head of Government: Caretaker Prime Minister Najib MIQATI
Assembly: Lebanon has a unicameral National Assembly (Majlis al-Nuwab) with 128 seats.

The President is elected by the National Assembly to serve a 6-year term.
- The Presidency has been vacant since October 2022 as the National Assembly has failed to elect a new president with support from at least two thirds of members.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
In the National Assembly (Majlis al-Nuwab) 128 members are elected by plurality vote in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms. The electoral system is multiple non-transferable vote (aka block vote) with confessional quotas. There is no standard ballot, and this has important consequences for electoral behavior in Lebanon.

2022-05-15
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2018-05-06
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes 1,862,103
Registered 3,746,483
Turnout 49.7

2008-05-25
Lebanese Presidency
Votes -
Registered 3,002,028
Turnout -

2005-06-19
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 2,748,674
Turnout -

2005-06-12
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 2,748,674
Turnout -

2005-06-05
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 2,748,674
Turnout -

2005-05-29
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 2,748,674
Turnout -

2000-09-03
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 2,577,257
Turnout -

2000-08-27
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered 2,577,257
Turnout -

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Lebanese National Assembly	2022-05-15	-	-	-
Lebanese National Assembly	2018-05-06	1,862,103	3,746,483	49.7
Lebanese Presidency	2008-05-25	-	3,002,028	-
Lebanese National Assembly	2005-06-19	-	2,748,674	-
Lebanese National Assembly	2005-06-12	-	2,748,674	-
Lebanese National Assembly	2005-06-05	-	2,748,674	-
Lebanese National Assembly	2005-05-29	-	2,748,674	-
Lebanese National Assembly	2000-09-03	-	2,577,257	-
Lebanese National Assembly	2000-08-27	-	2,577,257	-

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