General Information
At stake in this election:
- 128 seats in the National Assembly (Majlis Alnuwab)
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Emile LAHUD *
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Najib MIKATI
- Assembly: Lebanon has a unicameral National Assembly (Majlis Alnuwab) with 128 seats.
* On September 3, 2004, the National Assembly voted to extend Emile LAHOUD's six-year term by three years.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected N/A to serve a 6-year term.
- In the National Assembly (Majlis Alnuwab) 128 members are elected by popular vote on the basis of sectarian proportion to serve 4-year terms.
Main parties in the electoral race:
- Party: Progressive Socialist Party (PSP)
- Leader: Walid JUMBLATT
- Seats won in last election: N/A
- Party: Future Current / al-Hariri
- Leader: Saad al-HARIRI
- Seats won in last election: N/A
- Party: Free Patriotic Movement
- Leader: Michel AOUN
- Seats won in last election: N/A
- Party: Amal Movement
- Leader: Nabih BERRI
- Seats won in last election: N/A
- Party: Hezbollah
- Leader: Sheikh Hassan NASRALLAH
- Seats won in last election: N/A
- Party: Democratic Renewal Movement
- Leader: Nassib LAHOUD
- Seats won in last election: N/A
Last Parliamentary election:
- The last parliamentary elections were held on August 27 and September 3, 2000.
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 3,986,865 (2005)
- Registered Voters: 2,748,674 (May 2005)
Gender Data:
· Female Population: 1,960,927 (2005)
· Is Lebanon a signatory to CEDAW: No
· Has Lebanon ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (16 April 1997)
· Gender Quota: No
· Female candidates in this election: Yes
· Number of Female Parliamentarians: 6 (following the 2005 elections)
· Human Development Index Position: 67 (2014)
· Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)
Disability Data:
· Is Lebanon a signatory to CRPD: Yes (14 June 2007)
· Has Lebanon ratified CRPD: No
· Population with a disability: 598,029 (est.)