Parliament of Lebanon

Lebanese Parliament
مجلس النواب اللبناني
Chambre des députés
Type
Type
Leadership
Nabih Berri, Amal Movement
since 28 October 1992
Elias Bou Saab, FPM
since 31 May 2022
Secretaries
Alain Aoun, FPM
Hadi Aboul Hosn, PSP
since 31 May 2022
Structure
Seats128
Political groups
Caretaker Government (74)
  Strong Lebanon (13)[2]

Opposition (54)

Elections
Party list proportional representation with seats allocated by religion
Last election
15 May 2022
Next election
2026
Meeting place
Lebanese Parliament, Beirut, Lebanon
Website
lp.gov.lb
Footnotes
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The Lebanese Parliament (Arabic: مجلس النواب, romanized: Majlis an-Nuwwab, lit. 'House of Representatives', French: Chambre des députés)[12] 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 for Muslims per Constitutional Article 24.[13] Lebanon has universal adult suffrage. The parliament's 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.

The Parliament was most recently elected on 15 May 2022. While terms are four years long, parliaments are able to extend the own terms: the parliament elected in June 2009 did so on three separate occasions, delaying the next election until May 2018 while a new electoral law was prepared. According to the Lebanese constitution[14] and the electoral law of 2017,[15] elections are held on a Sunday during the 60 days preceding the end of the sitting parliament's mandate, with the next one due on a Sunday falling between 22 March 2026 and 22 May 2026.

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