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591:Élias Sarkis, the Chehabist nominee in the 1970 election - who lost the vote by a margin of only 1 vote - was elected on the second round of voting with 66% of the votes. He was the only person to receive a vote during the election, all other ballots containing blank votes. Almost a third of MPs were absent from the parliamentary session.
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Only 69 MPs were present (out of 99). Due to the exceptional circumstances of armed clashes between the PLO and
Phalangist militias, the constitution was amended for the election to take place multiple months before the incumbent president's term expired - in May 1976, while Frangieh's mandate ended
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In the first round, Sarkis fell short of the 2/3 threshold needed by 3 votes, therefore the election proceeded to the second round. He was elected president with 66 votes (4 more than in the first round) in the second round.
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It was hoped that Sarkis would be able to unite the warring factions and end the emerging civil war; by
September 1976, however, the situation had grown past the government's control as
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Constitution libanaise. Origines, textes et commentaires". Beyrouth: Publications de l'Université Libanaise, 1982, p. 301.
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As outgoing
President Frangieh's term expired on 23 September of that year, he was therefore sworn on multiple months after the election.
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in
September. As the candidate with 49% of votes in the previous election, Sarkis was automatically assumed the presumptive nominee.
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is required to elect the president in the first round. After the second round of election, the president is elected by an
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on 8 May 1976, resulting in MP Élias Sarkis being elected
President of the Lebanese Republic.
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and other countries began interfering and complicating the situation.
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576:. Under the article 49 of the Lebanese Constitution, a
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588:of the total number of deputies in office.
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445:Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants
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17:1976 Lebanese presidential election
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1102:Presidential elections in Lebanon
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212:Member State of the Arab League
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572:is always attributed to a
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141:President before election
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833:Pierre-Georges Arlabosse
1117:May 1976 events in Asia
817:Privat-Antoine Aubouard
1107:1976 elections in Asia
461:Diplomatic missions of
787:Presidents of Lebanon
559:Parliament of Lebanon
555:presidential election
231:Constitution of 1926
107:Electoral vote
823:Habib Pacha Es-Saad
582:Lebanese Parliament
182:Politics of Lebanon
18:
578:qualified majority
574:Maronite Christian
507:Lebanon portal
451:Abdallah Bou Habib
1089:
1088:
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906:Suleiman Frangieh
880:Bechara El Khoury
870:Bechara El Khoury
860:Lebanese Republic
708:
707:
586:absolute majority
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483:Visa requirements
438:Foreign relations
425:Political parties
373:Recent elections
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1044:1989 (5 Nov)
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958:Émile Lahoud
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863:(since 1943)
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714:
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679:
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657:Blank ballot
639:Élias Sarkis
616:First round
606:
602:
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590:
563:
554:
553:An indirect
552:
498:
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344:Governorates
338:Subdivisions
279:Najib Mikati
236:Human rights
224:Constitution
202:
161:Élias Sarkis
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155:
144:
140:
122:
110:
84:Élias Sarkis
82:
44:
968:Michel Aoun
953:Elias Hrawi
942:René Moawad
929:Michel Aoun
896:Fuad Chehab
885:Fuad Chehab
844:Ayoub Tabet
805:(1918–1943)
703:The Monthly
488:Visa policy
323:Nabih Berri
306:Legislature
119:Percentage
1096:Categories
1039:1982 (Sep)
1034:1982 (Aug)
947:Selim Hoss
936:Selim Hoss
875:Émile Eddé
850:Petro Trad
828:Émile Eddé
723:References
613:Candidate
570:presidency
566:convention
465:in Lebanon
449:Minister:
313:Parliament
45:8 May 1976
1070:2022–2024
1064:2014–2016
977:Elections
711:Aftermath
403:General:
392:2022–2023
386:2014–2016
367:Elections
349:Districts
254:President
247:Executive
165:Chehabist
99:Chehabist
701:Source:
478:Passport
79:Nominee
595:Results
319:Speaker
286:Cabinet
65:
1083:Acting
568:, the
263:vacant
150:Marada
95:Party
717:Syria
675:Total
630:Votes
624:Votes
1059:2008
1054:1998
1029:1976
1024:1970
1019:1964
1014:1958
1009:1952
1004:1948
999:1943
994:1936
989:1929
984:1926
792:List
415:2022
410:2018
405:2009
381:2008
273:list
258:list
50:1982
40:1970
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564:By
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