. Describe the power-sharing mechanism in Lebanon.
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Explanation:
The Parliament elects a President (As per the rules in Lebanon, the president must belong to the Maronite sect) every six years to a single term. The President is not eligible for the re-election. The president and parliament together choose the Prime Minister (the prime minister must belong to the Sunni Muslim community). The deputy prime minister’s post is fixed for the orthodox Christians. The speaker’s post is only for Shia Muslims.
A new twist in Lebanese politics happened when the Doha Agreement settled a new trend in which the opposition was allowed a veto power in the Lebanese Council of Ministers and confirmed religious Confessionals in distribution of political power.
At the end of this civil war, Lebanon’s leaders came together and agreed to some basic rules for power sharing among different communities
Explanation:
As per the agreement :
(a) The Prime Minister should be from the Sunni Muslim community.
(b) President should belong to the Maronite sect of Catholic Christians.
(c) The post of the Deputy Prime Minister is fixed for Orthodox Christian sect and that of the speaker for Shia Muslim.
(d) Christians accepted that seek French protection, and Muslims agreed that they should not pursue reconciliation with Syria. when the Muslims and Chritsians came to this agreement, they were almost equal in population. Both Muslims and Christians respected the agreement