Lebanese presidential election, 1998

Lebanese presidential election, 1998
24 November 1998

 
Nominee Emile Lahoud
Party Independent
Electoral vote 118
Percentage 92,19%
President before election

Elias Hrawi

Independent

 Elected President

Emile Lahoud
Independent

Lebanon
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An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Lebanon on 24 November 1998, resulting in General Emile Lahoud being elected President of the Lebanese Republic.

By convention, the presidency is always attributed to a Maronite Christian. Under the article 49 of the Lebanese Constitution, a qualified majority of two-thirds of the members of the 128-seat Lebanese Parliament is required to elect the president. After the second round of election, the president is elected by an absolute majority.[1]

Geneneral-in-chief of the army, Emile Lahoud, was backed by Syria and elected in a landslide 118 out of 118 votes (of the attending MPs) in the Chamber of Deputies [2].

118 of 128 deputies attended the session, thus reaching the required quorum of 2/3 of MPs needed to proceed. On the first round, every deputy voted for Emile Lahoud, thus immediately making him the 11th President of the Lebanese Republic.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Rabbath, Edmond. "La Constitution libanaise. Origines, textes et commentaires". Beyrouth: Publications de l'Université Libanaise, 1982, p. 301.
  2. ↑ "Emile Lahoud". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org.
  3. ↑ http://monthlymagazine.com/article-desc_1350_
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