Lebanon

Official name:

Lebanese Republic

Name in local language:

al-yumhuriatu al-lubnaniya, transliterated from Arabic الجمهورية اللبنانية

Form of government:

Republic

Political system:

Parliamentary

Founding date/ Date of independence:1920/ 1943
Date of constitution/reform: 1926/1947/1990
Form of state: Centralized
Administrative divisions: 8 muhafadas or governatorates, divided in 26 cazas (qadhas) or provinces.
Official language(s):Arabic
Other spoken languages: French, English
Official religion: The Constitution provides for freedom of religion and the freedom to practice all religious rites provided that the public order is not disturbed
Minorities: Coexistence of 18 religious confessions, all considered minorities
Dominant actor: Sectarian elites
Elected Institutions: Parliament / President / municipal and provincial councils
Non-Elected Institutions:
Party System: Multiparty system newly tending to form two major national blocks

Autoridades actuales

Head of State: Michel Aoun, since October 31st 2016.
Head of government: Hassan Diab, replaced Saad Hariri in December 2019, following weeks of mass protests.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Basil Gebran (since February 2014)
Ministry of Interior: Nouhad Machnouk (since February 2014)
Parliament Speaker: Nabih Berri, since 1992
Parliament Composition: Link
Head of Judiciary: Issem Sleiman (Constitutional Court)
Diagram of the political system: Link