Lebanese Parliament

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The Lebanese Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of Lebanon, responsible for enacting laws, electing the president, and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral national legislature
budgetaryPower approves public expenditures
approves public revenues
building Lebanese Parliament Building
canDissolve itself under certain constitutional conditions
confessionalAllocation Alawite seats
Armenian Catholic seats
Armenian Orthodox seats
Druze seats
Greek Catholic seats
Greek Orthodox seats
Maronite Christian seats
Shia Muslim seats
Sunni Muslim seats
minority seats
other Christian seats
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Lebanon
country Lebanon
electoralSystemFeature seats allocated by religious confession
electoralTermRenewal members may be re-elected
elects President of Lebanon
hasCommitteeSystem yes
languageUsed Arabic
legislativeChamber unicameral
location Nejmeh Square, Beirut, Lebanon
meetsIn Nejmeh Square
linked to: Martyrs’ Square
nativeNameLanguage Arabic
numberOfMembers 128
officialName Majlis an-Nuwwāb
Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
oversightMechanism interpellations
parliamentary questions
votes of no confidence
regionServed entire territory of Lebanon
responsibility amending the constitution
approving the state budget
electing the President of Lebanon
enacting laws
granting confidence to the government
overseeing the government
withdrawing confidence from the government
seat Beirut
supervises Council of Ministers of Lebanon
termLength 4 years
typeOfLegislature representative democracy body
votingSystem confessional electoral system
multi-member constituencies

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Charles Malik memberOf Lebanese Parliament
Lebanon legislature Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Lebanese Parliament officialName Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Walid Jumblatt parliamentaryBody Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Government of Lebanon legallyAccountableTo Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Government of Lebanon budgetApprovedBy Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Taif Agreement implementedBy Lebanese Parliament
Amal Movement representedIn Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Rafic Hariri memberOf Lebanese Parliament
Place de l'Étoile associatedWith Lebanese Parliament
Prime Minister of Lebanon requiresApprovalFrom Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Prime Minister of Lebanon canDissolve Parliament of Lebanon (under certain constitutional conditions)
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Prime Minister of Lebanon isAccountableTo Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
President of Lebanon appointedBy Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Majlis an-Nuwwāb EnglishName Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Majlis an-Nuwwāb alsoKnownAs Lebanese Parliament
Majlis an-Nuwwāb historicalPredecessor Representative Council of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Lebanese Parliament Building houses Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Lebanese Parliament Building houses National Assembly of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Constitution of Lebanon establishesInstitution Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Constitution of Lebanon legislativeBody Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
Progressive Socialist Party representedIn Parliament of Lebanon
linked to: Lebanese Parliament