Africa & Middle East · reference
🇱🇧 Lebanon
Confessional parliamentary republic
SystemConfessional parliamentary republic
Head of statePresident Joseph Aoun, elected in January 2025 after a two-year vacancy
Head of governmentPrime Minister Nawaf Salam
LegislatureParliament · 128 seats divided equally between Christian and Muslim confessions
ElectionsCompetitive elections within a rigid sectarian quota system · the vote due in May 2026 was postponed to 2028 because of the war
Last election2022-05-15 · parliamentary election
Next election2028-05 · parliamentary election, delayed two years by parliament
Since 2 March 2026 Lebanon has been at war again, with Israel invading parts of the country in renewed fighting against Hezbollah that has killed thousands and displaced over a million people. The war interrupted a fragile recovery that began with Aoun's election and Salam's reform government in early 2025 after years of presidential vacuum. The state is still insolvent from the 2019 financial collapse, among the worst recorded anywhere.
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