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ES01. How is the Head of State
selected?
d. Indirectly elected by legislature
comments: The President is elected by the National Assembly
for a six-year term. By custom, the president is a Maronite Christian.
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ES02. How is the Head of Government
selected?
e. Appointed
comments: The Prime minister is appointed by the President
of the Republic upon a binding consultation with the National
Assembly. By custom the Prime minister is a Sunni Muslim.
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ES03. Does the country have a
president?
a. Yes
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ES04. The national legislature
consists of (one/two chambers):
a. One chamber
comments: According to the Taef agreement, a senate must be
established with the first national non-confessional legislative
elections.
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ES05. What is the electoral system
for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
c. Block Vote
comments: Party Block Vote; an electoral system which falls
somewhere between FPTP and the Block Vote system. As in FPTP, voters
usually have a single vote, but unlike the FPTP, there are
multi-member districts and voters choose between party lists of
candidates rather than individuals. The party winning most votes takes
all the seats in the district, and its entire list of candidates is
duly elected. As for the FPTP system, there is no requirement to win
an aboslute majority of the votes.
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ES06. What is the electoral system
for Chamber 2 of the national legislature?
k. The national legislature consists of one chamber only
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ES07. If List PR is used, is a
highest average formula used?
h. Not applicable
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ES08. What is the level at which
seats are distributed in Chamber 1?
c. Regional/provincial level
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ES09. What is the level at which
seats are distributed in Chamber 2?
d. Not applicable
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ES10. Are special constituencies or
seats reserved in Chamber 1 for specific groups, such as minorities,
specific nationality or other groups?
a. Yes
comments: Seats are distributed 50% for Muslims and 50% for
Christians and proportionally between their confessional communities.
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ES11. If special constituencies or
seats are reserved in Chamber 1, specify which interest groups, and the
proportion of total seats reserved for:
Nationality or ethnic groups - proportion of total seats (%):
Women - proportion of total seats (%):
Religious groups - proportion of total seats (%): 100%
Other- proportion of total seats (%):
Not applicable:
comments: Seats are distributed 50% for Muslims and 50% for
Christians and proportionally between the confessional communities of
the two religions.
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ES12. Are special constituencies or
seats reserved in Chamber 2 for specific groups, such as minorities,
specific nationality or other groups?
c. The national legislature consists of one chamber only
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ES13. If special constituencies or
seats are reserved in Chamber 2, specify which interest groups, and the
proportion of total seats reserved:
Nationality or ethnic groups - proportion of total seats (%):
Women - proportion of total seats (%):
Religious groups - proportion of total seats (%):
Other - proportion of total seats (%):
Not applicable:
comments: Not applicable
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ES14. What is the legally imposed
minimum threshold of votes required by a party to win seats in Chamber
1?
a. No minimum
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ES15. What is the legally imposed
minimum threshold of votes required by a party to win seats in Chamber
2?
c. Not applicable
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ES16. What is the legally imposed
minimum threshold of votes required by a candidate (independent/party)
to win a seat in Chamber 1?
a. No minimum
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ES17. What is the legally imposed
minimum threshold of votes required by a candidate (independent/party)
to win a seat in Chamber 2?
c. Not applicable
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ES18. Regarding the timing of the
elections for Chamber 1, which of the following is true? Elections take
place:
a. At fixed intervals (specify length)
comments: The legal term is four years, but the term of the
last parliament elected in summer 2000 is extended ten months to May
31 2005.
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ES19. Regarding the timing of the
elections for Chamber 2, which of the following is true? Elections take
place:
e. Not applicable
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ES20. Regarding Chamber 1 elections
(excluding advance voting, postal voting, etc):
b. Voting takes place over a period of 2 or more days
comments: For security reasons, elections may be appointed
on several days for each constituency or more. In practice and for
security reasons elections take place on two consecutive Sundays.
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ES21. Regarding chamber 2 elections
(excluding advance voting, postal voting, etc):
c. Not applicable
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