IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Lebanon

Lebanese Republic

6,065,922
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

3,746,483
Registered Voters (as of June 21, 2018)

49.70%
Average Turnout

10
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Name	Official Name	Type
Lebanese Presidency	None	Head of State
Lebanese National Assembly	Majlis al-Nuwab	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Head of State: President Joseph AOUN (since 9 January 2025)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Nawaf SALAM
Assembly: Lebanon has a unicameral National Assembly (Majlis al-Nuwab) with 128 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by the National Assembly to serve a 6-year term.
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.

Elections

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

2009-06-07
Lebanese National Assembly
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

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 National Assembly	2009-06-07	-	-	-
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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