Parliament of Lebanon

Uncommon card · No. 131572

The Lebanese Parliament (Arabic: مجلس النواب, romanized: Majlis an-Nuwwab, lit. 'Chamber of Deputies') is the de facto unicameral national legislature of the Lebanese Republic. According to Article 22 of the Constitution of Lebanon, amended after the Taif Agreement, this chamber, known as the Chamber of Deputies, is the de jure lower house of the Parliament which elects members on a non-sectarian basis while the Senate is the de jure upper house that elects its religious representatives on a sectarian basis as written in the National Pact. There are 128 members elected to a four-year term in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations but with half of the seats reserved for Christians and half for Muslims per Constitutional Article 24. Lebanon has universal adult suffrage. The parliament's major functions are to elect the President of the republic, to approve the government (although appointed by the President, the Prime Minister,...

Read on Wikipedia · Image User:Faaz Noushad, Public domain