2008 Lebanese presidential election

An indirect presidential election was held in the Parliament of Lebanon on 25 May 2008,^[1] after the term of incumbent President Émile Lahoud expired on 24 November 2007 at midnight.^[2]^[3]^[4] General Michel Sleiman, the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, was elected as the consensus candidate after months of delays in holding the election due to an ongoing political dispute.^[1]

By convention, the presidency is always attributed to a Maronite Christian personality. Under the article 49 of the Lebanese Constitution, a qualified majority of two-thirds of the members of the 128-seat Lebanese Parliament is required to elect the president. After the second round of election, the president is elected by an absolute majority of 65 MPs out of 128.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Lebanese parliament elects Suleiman as president", Xinhua, May 25, 2008.
^ "Presidential Election Postponed again, Lahoud to Leave Palace". Naharnet. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
^ Lebanon: Scenarios for the Presidential Election (by Sarkis Naoum, Arab Reform Bulletin, September 2007)
^ Presidential Lebanon fails to elect president for 18th timeelection at risk if constitution not respected, says Cardinal Sfeir (AsiaNews, 17 July 2007)
^ Rabbath, Edmond. La Constitution libanaise. Origines, textes et commentaires. Beyrouth: Publications de l'Université Libanaise, 1982, p. 301.

[Elects-1] "Lebanese parliament elects Suleiman as president", Xinhua, May 25, 2008.

[2] "Presidential Election Postponed again, Lahoud to Leave Palace". Naharnet. Retrieved 2007-11-23.

[3] Lebanon: Scenarios for the Presidential Election (by Sarkis Naoum, Arab Reform Bulletin, September 2007)

[4] Presidential Lebanon fails to elect president for 18th timeelection at risk if constitution not respected, says Cardinal Sfeir (AsiaNews, 17 July 2007)

[5] Rabbath, Edmond. La Constitution libanaise. Origines, textes et commentaires. Beyrouth: Publications de l'Université Libanaise, 1982, p. 301.

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