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General elections were held in Lebanon between 18 August and 15 September 1996. [1] Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 43.3%. [2]
Lebanon, officially known as the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus is west across the Mediterranean Sea. Lebanon's location at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian hinterland facilitated its rich history and shaped a cultural identity of religious and ethnic diversity. At just 10,452 km2, it is the smallest recognized sovereign state on the mainland Asian continent.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Independents | 94 | +2 | ||
Amal Movement | 8 | +3 | ||
Hezbollah | 7 | –1 | ||
Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 5 | –1 | ||
Progressive Socialist Party | 5 | 0 | ||
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | 2 | 0 | ||
Islamic Group | 1 | –2 | ||
Toilers League | 1 | 0 | ||
Popular Nasserist Organization | 1 | 0 | ||
Promise Party | 1 | 0 | ||
Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 1 | 0 | ||
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party | 1 | 0 | ||
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party | 1 | +1 | ||
Arab Democratic Party | 0 | –1 | ||
Al-Ahbash | 0 | –1 | ||
Kataeb Party | 0 | New | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
Total | 1,113,130 | 100 | 128 | +29 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
Of the 94 independent MPs, 66 were considered to be members of various blocs: [3]
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