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1996 Lebanese General Election
General elections were held in Lebanon between 18 August and 15 September 1996. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 43.3%. Results Of the 94 independent MPs, 66 were considered to be members of various blocs: *25 in the Hariri bloc *13 in the Berri bloc (plus the eight Amal Movement MPs) *5 in the Hrawi bloc *5 in the Murr bloc *4 in the Jumblatt bloc (plus the five Progressive Socialist Party MPs) *4 in the Salim el-Hoss bloc *4 in the Frangieh bloc *3 in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation bloc (plus one MP from the party) *2 in the Hezbollah bloc (plus the seven Hezbollah MPs) *1 in the Hobeika bloc (plus the Promise Party MP) Voting The elections were held over five successive Sundays. The first, 18 August, were held for the thirty-five seats allocated to Mount Lebanon. This included North Metn, Keserwan & Byblos, Baabda, Shuf & Aley. Hariri allies won 32 of the seats wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Lebanon
The Lebanese Parliament ( ar, مجلس النواب, translit=Majlis an-Nuwwab; french: Chambre des députés) is the national parliament of the Republic of Lebanon. There are 128 members elected to a four-year term in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations but with half of the seats reserved for Christians and half reserved to Muslims per Constitutional Article 24. Lebanon has universal adult suffrage. Its major functions are to elect the President of the republic, to approve the government (although appointed by the President, the Prime Minister, along with the Cabinet, must retain the confidence of a majority in the Parliament), and to approve laws and expenditure. On 15 May 2013, the Parliament extended its mandate for 17 months, due to the deadlock over the electoral law. And, on 5 November 2014, the Parliament enacted another extension, thus keeping its mandate for an additional 31 months, until 20 June 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
