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Large-scale antigovernmental demonstrations ignited in the country from 17 October. Initially triggered in response to a rise in gas and tobacco prices as well as a new tax on messaging applications, [5] the demonstrations quickly turned into a revolution against the stagnation of the economy, unemployment, Lebanon's sectarian and hereditary political system, corruption and the government's ...
Lebanon's national legislature is called the Chamber of Deputies (Arabic: مجلس النواب, romanized: Majlis An-Nouwab).Since the elections of 1992 (the first since the reforms of the Taif Agreement of 1989) removed the built-in majority previously enjoyed by Christians, the Parliament is composed of 128 seats with a term of four years.
Following the 2022 Lebanese general election, 128 members of parliament were elected, including 68 incumbents and 7 women.The election marked significant gains for independent candidates of varying political persuasions and marked the first time since the 1992 Lebanese general election that the Future Movement did not participate.
MOUNT LEBANON 4 Democratic Gathering Progressive Socialist Party: Druze Reconciliation 14,088 98,967 173,320/329,870 Talal Majid Arslan: MOUNT LEBANON 6 Strong Lebanon Lebanese Democratic Party: Druze Mount Lebanon's Guaranteed change 9,887 59,027 173,320/329,881 Alain Aoun: MOUNT LEBANON 3 Strong Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement: Maronite
Lebanon's national legislature is called the Assembly of Representatives (Majlis al-Nuwab in Arabic). Since the elections of 1992, the first since the reforms of the Taif Agreement of 1989 removed the built-in majority previously enjoyed by Christians and distributed the seats equally between Christians and Muslims, the Parliament has had 128 ...
The first and only round did not result in any candidate's election, due to the need to secure an absolute majority of 86 votes. Notably, 10 MPs voted for "Lebanon" while one vote went to Mahsa Amini. Before the second round, a number of deputies unexpectedly left the Chamber, leading the assembly to lose the quorum by one MP and postponing the ...
Check out live Alabama election results from the 2024 midterm elections including Senate and House races and ballot ... including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: District 1. District 2.
Numerous political parties exist in Lebanon. Many parties are little more than ad hoc electoral lists, formed by negotiation among influential local figures representing the various confessional communities; these lists usually function only for the purpose of the election, and do not form identifiable groupings in the parliament subsequently ...