2000 Lebanese general election explained

Country:Lebanon
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1996 Lebanese general election
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2005 Lebanese general election
Next Year:2005
Seats For Election:All 128 seats in the Parliament of Lebanon
Election Date:27 August and 3 September 2000
Turnout:40.52% (3.04pp)
Colour1:3682D8
Image1:Rafiq Hariri 2001 (cropped-01).jpeg
Leader1:Rafic Hariri
Party1:Hariri Bloc
Leaders Seat1:Beirut
Last Election1:25 seats
Seats1:26
Seat Change1: 1
Colour4:F7DF19
Image4:Hassan Nasrallah meets Khamenei in visit to Iran (3 8405110291 L600).jpg
Leader4:Hassan Nasrallah
Party4:Hezbollah
Leaders Seat4:None
Last Election4:7 seats
Seats4:10
Seat Change4: 3
Colour2:008000
Leader2:Nabih Berri
Leaders Seat2:Zahrani
Last Election2:8 seats
Seats2:10
Seat Change2: 2
Colour5:CC050F
Leader5:Walid Jumblatt
Party5:PSP
Leaders Seat5:Chouf
Last Election5:5 seats
Seats5:6
Seat Change5: 1
Prime Minister
Before Election:Selim Hoss
Before Party:Independent politician
After Election:Rafic Hariri
After Party:Independent politician

General elections were held in Lebanon between 27 August and 3 September 2000[1] to elect the 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 40.5%.[2]

Results

Of the 86 independent MPs, 48 were considered to be members of various blocs:[3]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p184
  3. Nohlen et al., p190