Lebanese general election, 1996

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General elections were held in Lebanon between 18 August and 15 September 1996. Independent candidates won the majority of seats, although most of them were considered members of various blocs. Voter turnout was 43.3%.

Results

Of the 94 independent MPs, 66 were considered to be members of various blocs:

25 in the Hariri bloc

13 in the Birri bloc (plus the eight Amal Movement MPs)

5 in the Hrawi bloc

5 in the Murr bloc

4 in the Jumblatt bloc (plus the five Progressive Socialist Party MPs)

4 in the Huss bloc

4 in the Faranjiyyah bloc

3 in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation bloc (plus one MP from the party)

2 in the Hezbollah bloc (plus the seven Hezbollah MPs)

1 in the Hubayqa bloc (plus the Promise Party MP)

References

Lebanese general election, 1996 Wikipedia

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