| 6,065,922 | 9 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 49.70% | |
Registered Voters (as of ) |
Average Turnout |
Lebanese Republic
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanese National Assembly | Majlis al-Nuwab | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Michel AOUN
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Saad al-HARIRI
- 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
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanese National Assembly | 2000-08-27 | - | 2,577,257 | - |
| Lebanese National Assembly | 2000-09-03 | - | 2,577,257 | - |
| Lebanese National Assembly | 2005-05-29 | - | 2,748,674 | - |
| Lebanese National Assembly | 2005-06-05 | - | 2,748,674 | - |
| Lebanese National Assembly | 2005-06-12 | - | 2,748,674 | - |
| Lebanese National Assembly | 2005-06-19 | - | 2,748,674 | - |
| President | 2008-05-25 | - | 3,002,028 | - |
| Lebanese National Assembly | 2018-05-06 | 1,862,103 | 3,746,483 | 49.7% |
| Lebanese National Assembly | 2022-05-31 | - | - | - |