2005 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election

2005 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election

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Needed to Win: Majority of votes cast
128 deputies, 65 needed for a majority
  Majority party
 
Candidate Nabih Berri
Party Amal
Leader's seat Zahrany
Deputies' vote 90
Percentage 70.3%

Speaker before election

Nabih Berri
Amal

Elected Speaker

Nabih Berri
Amal

The 2005 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election was the 4th legislative speaker election since the implementation of the Taif Agreement, held on 28 June 2005 during the first session of the 18rd parliament. The incumbent Speaker Nabih Berri and head of the Amal Movement was re-elected to a fourth term.

Under the article 44 of the constitution, the speaker is elected at the start of each parliamentary cycle by an absolute majority of the deputies' vote.[1] By convention, he is always a Shia Muslim.[2]

Berri won the majority of the votes cast, receiving 90 votes and 70.3% out of 128 deputies.[3]

Vote

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Election for Speaker of the 20th Parliament[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Amal Nabih Berri 90 70
Future Bassem Sabeh 1 0.8
Total votes 128 100

References

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  1. ^ "الجامعة اللبنانية | مركز المعلوماتية القانونية :: التشريعات النافذة :: الدستور اللبناني :: الفصل الثالث : :: 44". 77.42.251.205. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  2. ^ "كيف يُحكَم لبنان؟". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  3. ^ "انتخاب بري رئيسا للبرلمان اللبناني للمرة الرابعة". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  4. ^ "رجل في الأخبار.. نبيه بري رئيسًا "بحكم العادة" لمجلس النواب اللبناني". عنب بلدي (in Arabic). 2018-05-23. Retrieved 9 December 2020.