Lebanon

Lebanese Constitution (1926, last amended 1995)

Updated: June 2015

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Article 12 states:

Every Lebanese shall have the right to hold public office, no preference shall be made except on the basis of merit and competence, according to the conditions established by law. A special statute shall guarantee the rights of civil service in the departments to which they belong.

 

Article 21 states:

Every Lebanese citizen who has completed his twenty-first year is an elector provided he fulfills the conditions stated by the electoral law.

 

Excerpts from the Lebanese Constitution (1926, last amended 1995)

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Article 47 states:

Petitions to the Chamber may not be presented except in writing. They may not be presented verbally or at the bar of the Chamber.

 

Article 74 states:

Should the Presidency become vacant through the death or resignation of the President or for any other cause, the Chamber shall meet immediately and by virtue of the law to elect a successor…

 

Excerpts from the Lebanese Constitution (1926, last amended 1995)

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Article 74 states:

Should the Presidency become vacant through the death or resignation of the President or for any other cause, the Chamber shall meet immediately and by virtue of the law to elect a successor…

 

Excerpt from the Lebanese Constitution (1926, last amended 1995)