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minister, and may dismiss them at any point (without input from the Chamber of Deputies, which can also force the president to resign). In addition, the president has the sole authority to form a government (which must then receive a vote-of-confidence from Parliament) and dismiss it when they wish. This thus makes Lebanon a president-parliamentary system rather than a premier-presidential system (such as France), as the president does not have to cohabitate with a prime minister he dislikes. The historical reason for the broad powers of the president are that their powers were merged with those of the French high commissioner of Greater Lebanon, thus creating an exceptionally powerful presidency for semi-presidential systems.
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Some Christians favor political and administrative decentralization of the government, with separate Muslim and Christian sectors operating within the framework of a confederation. Muslims, for the most part, prefer a unified, central government with an enhanced share of power commensurate with their
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balance and resulted in greater segregation across the social spectrum. Whether in political parties, places of residence, schools, media outlets, even workplaces, there is a lack of regular interaction across sectarian lines to facilitate the exchange of views and promote understanding. All factions
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There are differences both between and among Muslim and Christian parties regarding the role of religion in state affairs. There is a very high degree of political activism among religious leaders across the sectarian spectrum. The interplay for position and power among the religious, political, and
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party. While Shi'a and Druze parties command fierce loyalty to their leaderships, there is more factional infighting among many of the Christian parties. Sunni parties have not been the standard vehicle for launching political candidates, and tend to focus across Lebanon's borders on issues that are
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Efforts to alter or abolish the confessional system of allocating power have been at the centre of Lebanese politics for decades. Those religious groups most favoured by the 1943 formula sought to preserve it, while those who saw themselves at a disadvantage sought either to revise it after updating
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age for election is 21) based on a system of majority or "winner-take-all" for the various confessional groups. There has been a recent effort to switch to proportional representation which many argue will provide a more accurate assessment of the size of political groups and allow minorities to be
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Although moderated somewhat under Ta'if, the Constitution gives the president a strong and influential position. The president has the authority to promulgate laws passed by the Parliament, form the government to issue supplementary regulations to ensure the execution of laws, and to negotiate and
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It is not uncommon for election times to be accompanied by outbreaks of violence, especially in polling areas where there are people of conflicting political and religious backgrounds. Sectarianism is so ingrained into Lebanese politics and society that citizens supporting their political parties
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The parliament traditionally has played a significant role in financial affairs, since it has the responsibility for levying taxes and passing the budget. It also exercises political control over the cabinet through formal questioning of ministers on policy issues and by requesting a confidence
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Lebanon operates under a strong semi-presidential system. This system is unique in that it grants the president wide unilateral discretion, does not make him accountable to Parliament (unless for treason), yet is elected by the Parliament. The president has the sole power to appoint the prime
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Each religious community has an allotted number of seats in the Parliament. They do not represent only their co-religionists, however; all candidates in a particular constituency, regardless of religious affiliation, must receive a plurality of the total vote, which includes followers of all
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Especially outside of the major cities, elections tend to focus more on local than national issues, and it is not unusual for a party to join an electoral ticket in one constituency while aligned with a rival party – even an ideologically opposite party – in another constituency.
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heard. Most deputies do not represent political parties as they are known in the West, and rarely form Western-style groups in the assembly. Political blocs are usually based on confessional and local interests or on personal/family allegiance rather than on political affinities.
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Lebanese political institutions often play a secondary role to highly confessionalized personality-based politics. Powerful families also still play an independent role in mobilizing votes for both local and parliamentary elections. Nonetheless, a lively panoply of domestic
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confessions. The system was designed to minimize inter-sectarian competition and maximize cross-confessional cooperation: candidates are opposed only by co-religionists, but must seek support from outside of their own faith in order to be elected.
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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 seats. The term was four years, but has recently been extended to five.
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in New York. A national committee chaired by the Lebanese Prime Minister is leading the work on the SDGs in the country. In 2019, Lebanon's overall performance in the SDG Index ranked 6th out of 21 countries in the Arab region.
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This confessional system is based on 1932 census data which showed the Maronite Christians as having a substantial majority of the population. The Government of Lebanon continues to refuse to undertake a new census.
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Party is strong), while allocating many Christian members to Muslim-majority constituencies, forcing Christian politicians to represent Muslim interests. (Similar charges, but in reverse, were made against the
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Lebanon participates in the international community through both international organizations and enacting international policy practices, such as the Sustainable development goals and the
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killed at least 204 people and caused at least US$ 3 billion in property damage. Following the explosion and protests against the government, the prime minister and his cabinet resigned.
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in four rounds, from 29 May to 19 June. The elections, the first for 33 years without the presence of Syrian military forces, were won by the Quadripartite alliance, which was part the
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representing a new trend in Lebanese politics towards secularism and a truly democratic society. In addition to domestic parties, there are branches of pan-Arab secular parties (
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A system of military courts that also has jurisdiction over civilians for the crimes of espionage, treason, and other crimes that are considered to be security-related.
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2014. The index ranks countries according to election processes, pluralism, government functions, political participation, political cultures and fundamental freedoms.
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after the election. No single party has ever won more than 12.5 percent of the seats in the Parliament, and no coalition of parties has won more than 35 percent.
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In the past, the system worked to produce a viable democracy. Events over the last decade and long-term demographic trends, however, have upset the delicate
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movement and its allies lost their parliamentary majority. Hezbollah did not lose any of its seats, but its allies lost seats. Hezbollah’s ally, President
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According to the constitution, direct elections must be held for the parliament every four years, however after the parliamentary election in
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key demographic data or to abolish it entirely. Nonetheless, many of the provisions of the national pact were codified in the 1989
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grants the people the right to change their government. However, from the mid-1970s until the parliamentary elections in 1992, the
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and deputy prime minister are appointed by the president in consultation with the Parliament; the president is required to be a
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Lebanon adopted the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. It presented its first Voluntary National Review VNR in 2018 at the
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larger share of the population. The reforms of the Ta'if agreement moved in this direction but have not been fully realized.
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every six years to a single term. The president is not eligible for re-election. The last presidential election was in
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in which the highest offices are proportionately reserved for representatives from certain religious communities. The
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for a six-year term and cannot be reelected again until six years have passed from the end of the first term. The
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needs to be organized and be more focused. Some content belong to other sections, or to a History section.
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The following table sets out the confessional allocation of seats in the Parliament before and after the
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may be formed; most are based on sectarian interests. 2008 saw a new twist to Lebanese politics when the
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On 3 September 2004, the Lebanese Parliament voted 96–29 to amend the constitution to extend President
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Luomi, M.; Fuller, G.; Dahan, L.; Lisboa Båsund, K.; de la Mothe Karoubi, E.; Lafortune, G. (2019).
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government, has claimed that constituency boundaries have been drawn so as to allow many
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From October 2019, there have been mass protests against the government. In August 2020,
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party leaders and groups produces a political tapestry of extraordinary complexity.
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in the early eighteenth century, through the ruling and social system known as the "
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the Maronites and the Druze, who founded Lebanon in the early eighteenth century.
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and confirmed religious confessionalism in the distribution of political power.
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explains major contributions launched in Lebanon towards the advancement of the
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The Grand Serail also known as the Government Palace is the headquarters of the
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of the ministers and their political affiliation for a list of ministers.)
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Multi-stakeholder forums were held by different UN agencies including the
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Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah: The Unholy Alliance and Its War on Lebanon
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since a painful economic crisis dragged it to the brink of becoming a
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Muslims to be elected from Shi'a-majority constituencies (where the
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parties) that were active in the 1960s and throughout the period of
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set a new trend where the opposition is allowed a veto power in the
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hears charges against the president and prime minister as needed.
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was assassinated in February 2005. Following the withdrawal of
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released a report stating that Lebanon ranked the second in
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Lebanese parliament building at Place de l'Étoile in Beirut
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still retain all (or most) of their pre-Taif powers.
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