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1948 Lebanese presidential election

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1948 Lebanese presidential election

← 1943 27 May 1948 1952 →

46 out of 55 Deputies
36 or 25 votes needed to win
Turnout83.63%
 
Nominee Bechara El Khoury
Party Constitutional
Electoral vote 46
Percentage 83.63%

President before election

Bechara El Khoury
Constitutional

Elected President

Bechara El Khoury
Constitutional

The 1948 Lebanese presidential election was the third presidential election, which was held as parliamentary session on 27 May 1948. The Constitutional Bechara El Khoury was re-elected as the president of Lebanon.[1]

The President is elected by the Members of Parliament. He needs a two-thirds majority to win in the first round, while an absolute majority is enough in the second round. He is always a Maronite Christian by convention.[citation needed]

47 out of 55 deputies attended the session headed by Speaker Sabri Hamadeh. They all elected the incumbent president Bechara El Khoury.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "الدور التشريعي السادس العقد العادي الأول لسنة 1948-محضر الجلسة الحادية عشرة" [Sixth legislative role The first ordinary contract of 1948 - eleventh session minutes]. www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Election of the Presidents of the Lebanese Republic". monthlymagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.