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