2018 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election explained

Election Name:2018 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election
Speaker
Before Election:Nabih Berri
Before Party:Amal Movement
After Election:Nabih Berri
Seats For Election:Needed to Win: Majority of votes cast
128 deputies, 65 needed for a majority
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2009 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election
Previous Year:2009
Next Election:2022 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election
Next Year:2022
Vote Type:Deputies'
Candidate1:Nabih Berri
Leaders Seat1:Zahrany
Party1:Amal Movement
Popular Vote1:98
Percentage1:76.5%
After Party:Amal Movement
Country:Lebanon

The 2018 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election was the 6th legislative speaker election since the implementation of the Taif Agreement, held on 23 May 2018 during the first session of the 23rd parliament. The incumbent Speaker Nabih Berri and head of the Amal Movement was re-elected to a sixth term.

Under the article 44 of the constitution, the speaker is elected at the start of each parliamentary cycle by an absolute majority of the deputies' vote.[1] By convention, the person is always a Shia Muslim.[2]

Berri won the majority of the votes cast, receiving 98 votes and 76.5% out of 128 deputies.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: الجامعة اللبنانية مركز المعلوماتية القانونية :: التشريعات النافذة :: الدستور اللبناني :: الفصل الثالث : :: 44. 2020-12-25.
  2. Web site: كيف يُحكَم لبنان؟. 2020-12-25. www.aljazeera.net. ar.
  3. Web site: برلمان 2018: انتخاب بري رئيسا بـ98 صوت وإيلي فرزلي نائبا له. 2020-12-25. Naharnet.