2018 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election information
2018 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election
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23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
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Needed to Win: Majority of votes cast 128 deputies, 65 needed for a majority
Majority party
Candidate
Nabih Berri
Party
Amal
Leader's seat
Zahrany
Deputies' vote
98
Percentage
76.5%
Speaker before election
Nabih Berri
Amal
Elected Speaker
Nabih Berri
Amal
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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^"كيف يُحكَم لبنان؟". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
^"برلمان 2018: انتخاب بري رئيسا بـ98 صوت وإيلي فرزلي نائبا له". Naharnet. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
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