1st time proportional system is adopted for elections in Lebanon
There will be new elections in Lebanon in May 6, according to a new electoral law that the proportional system will be adopted for the first time.
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Lebanon's elections will take place in May 6 under a new electoral law that divides Lebanon into 15 constituencies based on closed lists. The proportional system is adopted for the first time after the adoption of the majority formula for decades.
Because of internal political divisions and the impact of the Syrian crisis, the current council has extended its mandate three times since its election in 2009 and the upcoming elections are seen as an important milestone that will shape the next four years politically in terms of the balance between different parties as well as economically.
The elections followed a political settlement that followed a void in the presidency and paralyzed institutions for two and a half years. In October 2016, the election of Michel Aoun as the new president of the country and the formation of a new government headed by Saad Hariri.
In the elections, 128 seats are contested in the Lebanese parliament and a new government will be formed after a coalition of 65 deputies and more. The parliamentary seats in Lebanon, whose population is divided into 18 sects, are divided equally between Christians and Muslims.
Maronite Christian is president and a Sunni Muslim is prime minister, while a Shi'ite Muslim heads a parliament.
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