1958 Lebanese presidential election

1958 Lebanese presidential election
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Nominee Fouad Chehab Raymond Eddé
Party Independent Lebanese National Bloc
Electoral vote 48 7
Percentage 87.27% 12.73%
President before election

Camille Chamoun
Constitutional Bloc

Elected President

Fouad Chehab
Independent

An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Lebanon in 1958 following the crisis. The Parliament of Lebanon elected the commander of the armed forces Fouad Chehab as the next president of Lebanon on 31 July 1958 to succeed Camille Chamoun. Chehab was elected on the second ballot in a 48–7 vote. He defeated Raymond Eddé.[1][2]

  1. ^ S., K. (September 1958). "The Lebanese Crisis in Perspective". The World Today. Vol. 14, no. 9. pp. 369–380. ISSN 0043-9134. JSTOR 40393919.
  2. ^ "Lebanese Want Chehab To Stay". The New York Times. 12 July 1964. p. 12. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.