Lebanon

Population Statistics

6,184,701

Total Population

927,705

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

14 June 2007

Signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Lebanon's 2017 Parliamentary Election Law

Updated: June 2018

Artcle 96 states: 

1.In accordance with the provisions of the law on the Rights of People with Disabilites, voters with special needs or sufering from disability preventng them from marking their choice and placing the ballot paper inside the envelope and castng it in the ballot box may be assisted by another voter of their choice, under the supervision of the polling staton ofcers. Such occurrence shall be noted in the “comments” column on the checklist.

2.The Ministry shall take into account the needs of people with disabilites when organizing electons and facilitate the procedures allowing them to exercise their right to vote unobstructed.

The Ministry shall establish the implementaton regulatons of the present Artcle upon consultaton with the specialized associatons for people with disabilites. 

Excerpt from Lebanon's Parliamentary Election Law (2017)