Lebanese general election, 1996

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General elections were held in Lebanon between 18 August and 15 September 1996.^[1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 43.3%.^[2]

Results

Of the 94 independent MPs, 66 were considered to be members of various blocs:^[3]

• 25 in the Hariri bloc
• 13 in the Berri bloc (plus the eight Amal Movement MPs)
• 5 in the Hrawi bloc
• 5 in the Murr bloc
• 4 in the Jumblatt bloc (plus the five Progressive Socialist Party MPs)
• 4 in the Salim el-Hoss bloc
• 4 in the Frangieh bloc
• 3 in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation bloc (plus one MP from the party)
• 2 in the Hezbollah bloc (plus the seven Hezbollah MPs)
• 1 in the Hobeika bloc (plus the Promise Party MP)

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