2009 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election

The 2009 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election was the 5th legislative speaker election since the implementation of the Taif Agreement, held on 25 June 2009 during the first session of the 23rd parliament. The incumbent Speaker Nabih Berri and head of the Amal Movement was re-elected to a fifth term.

2009 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election
25 June 2009 (2009-06-25)
Needed to Win: Majority of votes cast
128 deputies, 65 needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
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Candidate Nabih Berri Okab Sakr
Party Amal Future
Leader's seat Zahrany Zahle
Deputies' vote 90 1
Percentage 70.3% 0.7%
Speaker before election

Nabih Berri
Amal

 Elected Speaker

Nabih Berri
Amal

Under the article 44 of the constitution, the speaker is elected at the start of each parliamentary cycle by an absolute majority of the deputies' vote.[1] By convention, he is always a Shia Muslim.[2]

Berri won the majority of the votes cast, receiving 90 votes and 70.3% out of 128 deputies.[3]

Vote
Election for Speaker of the 21st Parliament[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Amal Nabih Berri 90 70
Free Patriotic Movement Abbas Hashim 3 3.8
Future Okab Sakr 1 0.7
Future Ghazi Youssef 1 0.8
Total votes 128 100

References
  1. "الجامعة اللبنانية | مركز المعلوماتية القانونية :: التشريعات النافذة :: الدستور اللبناني :: الفصل الثالث : :: 44". 77.42.251.205. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  2. "كيف يُحكَم لبنان؟". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  3. "نبيه بري رئيسا لمجلس النواب اللبناني لولاية خامسة". Babnet. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  4. "انتخاب بري رئيسا للبرلمان اللبناني للمرة الرابعة". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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