Lebanese Government and Politics follow the confessional model in which the important offices and departments of the country are meant for representatives of particular religious communities. The Republic of Lebanon runs by the system of parliamentary democracy. The Constitution of the nation confers its citizens the right to bring about a change in Government. The President of the nation is elected for a period of six years by the Parliament. He cannot be re-elected.
A radical change was brought about in the Governmental set up and politics of Lebanon by virtue of the 1943 National Pact. It divided the political offices on a religious basis. According to the pact
- The Prime Minister was to be a Sunni Muslim
- The Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon was to be elected from the community of Shia Muslims
- The President was supposed to be from the Maronite Christian community.
The Constitution of Lebanon confers the President with the powers of execution of laws,negotiation and ratification of pacts and the issuance of alternative rules for the execution of laws. The Assembly of Representatives is the law making body of Lebanon. Citizens over the age of 21 exercise their voting rights and elect the Parliament.
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