2009 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election

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Needed to Win: Majority of votes cast
128 deputies, 65 needed for a majority
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Candidate  | Nabih Berri | Okab Sakr
Party  | Amal | Future Movement
Leader's seat  | Zahrany | Zahle
Deputies' vote  | 90 | 1
Percentage  | 70.3% | 0.7%

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| Speaker before election

Nabih Berri
Amal

| Elected Speaker

Nabih Berri
Amal

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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.

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

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Election for Speaker of the 21st Parliament[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Amal | Nabih Berri  | 90  | 70
| Free Patriotic Movement | Abbas Hashim  | 3  | 3.8
| Future Movement | Okab Sakr | 1  | 0.7
| Future Movement | Ghazi Youssef  | 1  | 0.8
Total votes  | 128  | 100

## References

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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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