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General elections were held in Lebanon between 24 March and 7 April 1968. [1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although many of them were considered to be members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 49.6%. [2]
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According to the 1960 constitution, the 99 seats were divided amongst ethnic and religious groups: [3]
Group | Seats |
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Maronite Christians | 30 |
Sunni Muslims | 20 |
Shi'ite Muslims | 19 |
Greek Orthodox | 11 |
Druze | 6 |
Greek Catholics | 6 |
Armenian Orthodox | 4 |
Protestants | 1 |
Armenian Catholics | 1 |
Other | 1 |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Independents | 60 | –10 | ||
National Liberal Party | 11 | +4 | ||
Kataeb Party | 9 | +5 | ||
Lebanese National Bloc | 6 | +3 | ||
Progressive Socialist Party | 5 | –1 | ||
Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 4 | 0 | ||
Party of the Constitutional Union | 3 | –2 | ||
Najjadeh Party | 1 | +1 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
Total | 614,280 | 100 | 99 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
Of the 60 independents: [4]
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