President of Lebanon

President of the Lebanese Republic
رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية (Arabic)
Presidential Seal
Incumbent Vacant since 31 October 2022
Style	His Excellency
Type	Head of State
Residence	Baabda Palace Beiteddine Palace (summer)
Appointer	Parliament
Term length	6 years, non-renewable immediately but renewable non-consecutively
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Lebanon
Formation	1 September 1926
First holder	Charles Debbas
Salary	£L225,000,000 annually
Website	Official website

The president of the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية, romanized: Ra’īs al-Jumhūriyyah al-Lubnāniyyah) is the head of state of Lebanon. The president is elected by the parliament for a term of six years, which cannot be renewed immediately because they can only be renewed non-consecutively. By convention, the president is always a Maronite Christian who fulfills the same requirements as a candidate for the house of representatives, as per article 49 of the Lebanese constitution.^[1]

The latest holder of the position is Michel Aoun from October 31, 2016 until October 31, 2022. On the eve of the end of his mandate, he left the presidency and returned to his private residence, while Parliament was unable to nominate a candidate with enough votes to succeed him and so the position has been vacant since.