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Before the election, the voting age was to be lowered from 21 to 18 years, but as this requires a constitutional amendment, it did not happen before the election.[3]
Allocation of seatsedit
Following a compromise reached in the Doha Agreement in May 2008 between the government and opposition, a new electoral law was put in place, as shown in the table below.[4] It was passed on 29 September 2008.[5]
Preliminary results indicated that the turnout had been as high as 55%.[7] The March 14 Alliance garnered 71 seats in the 128-member parliament, while the March 8 Alliance won 57 seats. This result is virtually the same as the result from the election in 2005. However, the March 14 alliance saw this as a moral victory over Hezbollah, who led the March 8 Alliance, and the balance of power was expected to shift in its favor.[8] Many observers expect to see the emergence of a National Unity Government similar to that created following the Doha Agreement in 2008.[9]
As is typical of Lebanese politics political wrangling after the elections took 5 months.[11] Only in November was the composition of the new cabinet agreed upon: 15 seats for the March 14 Alliance, 10 for the March 8 Alliance, and 5 nominated by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, who has cast himself as a neutral party between the two main political blocks.[12]
Aftermathedit
The government fell in January 2011 after the March 8 alliance's 11 ministers withdrew from the government over PM Hariri's refusal to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss possible indictments to be issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.[13]
The March 8 alliance formed a new government in the ensuing six months.
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This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article May 2018 Parliamentary elections were held in Lebanon on 7 June 2009 1 2 to elect all 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon 2009 Lebanese general election 2005 7 June 2009 2018 outgoing memberselected members All 128 seats to the Parliament of LebanonTurnout55 2 8 7 First party Second party Third party Leader Saad Hariri Michel Aoun Nabih BerriParty Future Movement FPM Amal MovementAlliance March 14 March 8 March 8Leader s seat Beirut III Keserwan ZahraniLast election 36 seats 15 seats 14 seatsSeats won 33 19 14Seat change 3 4 0 Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader Hassan Nasrallah Walid Jumblatt Samir GeageaParty Hezbollah PSP Lebanese ForcesAlliance March 8 None March 14Leader s seat None Chouf NoneLast election 14 seats 16 seats 6 seatsSeats won 13 11 8Seat change 1 5 2 Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party Leader Amine Gemayel Sleiman Frangieh Hagop PakradounianParty Kataeb Marada Movement TashnagAlliance March 14 March 8 March 8Leader s seat None Zgharta MetnLast election 3 seats 0 seats 2 seatsSeats won 5 3 2Seat change 2 3 0Areas with a March 14 majority in blue areas with a March 8 majority in orangePrime Minister before electionFouad Siniora March 14 Elected Prime Minister Saad Hariri March 14 Contents 1 Background 2 Allocation of seats 3 Results 3 1 By party after the designation of Najib Mikati in January 2011 4 Formation of government 5 Aftermath 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it July 2010 Before the election the voting age was to be lowered from 21 to 18 years but as this requires a constitutional amendment it did not happen before the election 3 Allocation of seats editFollowing a compromise reached in the Doha Agreement in May 2008 between the government and opposition a new electoral law was put in place as shown in the table below 4 It was passed on 29 September 2008 5 Seat allocation according to The Doha Agreement 6 Seats Maronite Shia Sunni Greek Orthodox Druze Armenian Orthodox Greek Catholic Alawite Evangelical Minorities 14 March 8 MarchBeirut19 Beirut 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 0Beirut 2 4 1 1 2 2 2Beirut 3 10 1 5 1 1 1 1 10 0Bekaa 23 Baalbek Hermel 10 1 6 2 1 0 10Zahleh 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 7 0Rashaya West Bekaa 6 1 1 2 1 1 6 0Mount Lebanon 35 Jbeil 3 2 1 0 3Kisrawan 5 5 0 5North Metn 8 4 2 1 1 2 6Baabda 6 3 2 1 0 6Aley 5 2 1 2 4 1Chouf 8 3 2 2 1 8 0North Lebanon 28 Akkar 7 1 3 2 1 7 0Dinniyeh Minieh 3 3 3 0Bsharreh 2 2 2 0Tripoli 8 1 5 1 1 8 0Zgharta 3 3 0 3Koura 3 3 3 0Batroun 2 2 2 0South Lebanon 23 Saida 2 2 2 0Tyre 4 4 0 4Zahrani 3 2 1 0 3Hasbaya Marjeyoun 5 2 1 1 1 0 5Nabatiyeh 3 3 0 3Bint Jbeil 3 3 0 3Jezzine 3 2 1 0 3Total 128 128 34 27 27 14 8 5 8 2 1 2 71 57Results edit nbsp Logo of the Lebanese general election 2009Preliminary results indicated that the turnout had been as high as 55 7 The March 14 Alliance garnered 71 seats in the 128 member parliament while the March 8 Alliance won 57 seats This result is virtually the same as the result from the election in 2005 However the March 14 alliance saw this as a moral victory over Hezbollah who led the March 8 Alliance and the balance of power was expected to shift in its favor 8 Many observers expect to see the emergence of a National Unity Government similar to that created following the Doha Agreement in 2008 9 Election Results for each alliance 10 Total 14M 14 March 8M 8 MarchBeirut19 Beirut 1 5 52 1 5 47 9 0Beirut 2 4 50 5 2 49 5 2Beirut 3 10 69 6 10 31 4 0Bekaa 23 Baalbek Hermel 10 21 6 0 78 4 10Zahleh 7 52 7 7 47 3 0Rashaya West Bekaa 6 53 3 6 46 7 0Mount Lebanon 35 Jbeil 3 28 6 0 71 4 3Kisrawan 5 30 9 0 69 1 5North Metn 8 42 4 2 58 6 6Baabda 6 41 8 0 58 2 6Aley 5 60 2 4 39 8 1Chouf 8 69 6 8 30 4 0North Lebanon 28 Akkar 7 61 1 7 38 9 0Dinniyeh Minnieh 3 70 9 3 29 1 0Bsharreh 2 71 4 2 28 6 0Tripoli 8 63 5 8 36 5 0Zgharta 3 44 2 0 55 8 3Koura 3 51 1 3 48 9 0Batroun 2 50 2 2 49 8 0South Lebanon 23 Saida 2 63 9 2 36 1 0Tyre 4 06 8 0 93 2 4Zahrani 3 10 0 0 90 0 3Hasbaya Marjeyoun 5 21 4 0 78 6 5Nabatiyeh 3 11 6 0 88 4 3Bint Jbeil 3 05 8 0 94 2 3Jezzine 3 25 5 0 74 5 3Total 128 128 55 5 71 44 5 57By party after the designation of Najib Mikati in January 2011 edit Parliament composition in june 2011 Lebanese Parliament election results nbsp Alliances Seats Parties SeatsGovernment68 27 Change and Reform bloc Free Patriotic Movement Tayyar Al Watani Al Horr 19 Lebanese Democratic Party Hizb al democraty al lubnany 2 Marada Movement 3 Armenian Revolutionary Federation Tashnag 2 Solidarity Party Hizb Al Tadamon Al Lubnany 130 March 8 Alliance Amal Movement Harakat Amal 13 Loyalty to the Resistance Hezbollah 13 Syrian Social Nationalist Party al Hizb al Qawmi al souri al ijtima i 2 Arab Socialist Ba ath Party 211 Pro Government Independents Progressive Socialist Party 7 Glory Movement 2 Safadi Bloc 2Opposition 60 60 March 14 Alliance Future Movement Tayyar Al Mustaqbal 29 Lebanese Forces al Quwat al Lubnaniyya 8 Kataeb Party Hizb al Kataeb 5 Murr Bloc 2 Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Social Democrat Hunchakian Party 2 Islamic Group Jamaa al Islamiya 1 Armenian Democratic Liberal Party Ramgavar Party 1 Democratic Left Movement ĥarakatu l yasari d dimuqrati 1 National Liberal Party Hizbu l waTaniyyini l aHrar 1 Independents including ex PSP 10 Total 128SourceFormation of government editMain articles Lebanese government of November 2009 and Lebanese government of June 2011 As is typical of Lebanese politics political wrangling after the elections took 5 months 11 Only in November was the composition of the new cabinet agreed upon 15 seats for the March 14 Alliance 10 for the March 8 Alliance and 5 nominated by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman who has cast himself as a neutral party between the two main political blocks 12 Aftermath editThe government fell in January 2011 after the March 8 alliance s 11 ministers withdrew from the government over PM Hariri s refusal to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss possible indictments to be issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon 13 The March 8 alliance formed a new government in the ensuing six months See also edit2005 Lebanese general electionReferences edit Lebanon s ruling coalition urges lawmakers to ban presidential election People s Daily Online Lebanese Interior Ministry sets June 7 for Parliamentary elections People s Daily Online Lebanon voting age lowered by MPs BBC News 2009 03 19 Retrieved 2010 05 07 Lebanon rivals agree crisis deal BBC News 2008 05 21 Retrieved 2010 05 07 Lebanon approves new election law BBC News 2008 09 30 Retrieved 2010 05 07 Blogger accounts google com Slackman Michael 7 June 2009 Pro Western Bloc Defeats Hezbollah in Lebanon Vote NYT Retrieved 7 June 2009 Slackman Michael 2009 06 09 U S Backed Alliance Wins Election in Lebanon The New York Times Retrieved 2010 05 07 March 14 bloc wins Lebanon election Al Jazeera English Elections 09 Lebanon Elections 2009 Archived from the original on 2010 06 25 Retrieved 2010 06 04 International Foundation for Electoral Systems 9 November 2009 Lebanon s New Government PDF Report Archived from the original PDF on 16 June 2011 Worth Robert F 2009 11 10 Impasse Over Lebanon Forms Cabinet The New York Times Retrieved 2010 05 07 Breaking News World News and Video from al Jazeera External links editOfficial Site Foreign Money Seeks to Buy Lebanese Votes Robert Worth April 22 2009 The New York Times Lebanese Elections 2009 BLOG Interactive Result Map Obama s Path Passes Through Lebanon by Pol Marillas Opinion June 2009 European Union Institute for Security Studies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 Lebanese general election amp oldid 1164889505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
