2026 Lebanese general election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Lebanon on 10 May 2026 to elect all 128 members of the Lebanese Parliament. The elections will take place following the successful 2025 election of president Joseph Aoun.
Background
Election of Aoun and appointment of Salam
On 9 January 2025, Aoun was elected president in the second round of the electoral session. In his inaugural address, he vowed to fight the mafias, drug trafficking, interference in the justice system, corruption, poverty, and sectarianism. He also stated that he would promote economic, political, and judicial reform.In one of his first acts as president, Aoun nominated Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, as Prime Minister of Lebanon after winning the majority of votes by the members of parliament. Salam and Aoun's election is seen as a manifestation of Hezbollah's diminished influence in Lebanese politics, partly due to the group's military and financial losses in the conflict with Israel and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. Aoun formally appointed Salam as Prime Minister on 8 February 2025.
Disarming of Hezbollah
Hezbollah, facing regional pressures and internal challenges, expressed willingness to discuss its armament, contingent upon Israel's withdrawal from contested territories in southern Lebanon and the cessation of military strikes. Aoun emphasized direct talks between the presidency and Hezbollah to establish "modalities" for transferring weapons to state control. He stated that he aims to make 2025 the year of "state monopoly on arms". The Lebanese Army, under Aoun’s direction, was tasked with confiscating weapons and dismantling unauthorized military facilities in southern Lebanon. This is in line with the ceasefire agreement following the 2024 Israel-Hezbollah conflict, which requires the army to extend state authority and remove all unauthorized arms caches and outposts, regardless of the group controlling them.Electorate
Electoral system
In accordance with the Lebanese practice of political confessionalism, the Lebanese religious communities distribute reserved seats in the different constituencies according to their demographic weight. The distribution of votes is proportional. Once all the ballot papers have been counted, the total of valid votes in each constituency is divided by the number of seats to be filled, which gives the electoral threshold necessary for a list to obtain a seat. The distribution of seats is done between the lists having reached this quorum proportionally according to the percentage of votes obtained, then within the lists in accordance with the denominational quotas and the number of preferential votes obtained by the candidates.| Electoral district under 2017 Election Law | ||||||||||||
| Beirut I | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Beirut II | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bekaa I | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Bekaa II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Bekaa III | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Mount Lebanon I | 8 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| Mount Lebanon II | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Mount Lebanon III | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Mount Lebanon IV | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| North I | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| North II | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| North III | 10 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| South I | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| South II | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| South III | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 128 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Registered voters
Preliminary lists of the numbers of voters :Debate of changing the electoral law
With the 2026 parliamentary elections approaching, political debate is intensifying over which electoral law will govern the vote. The key question is whether elections will be held under the current proportional representation system with amendments or under an entirely new law, such as the "single electoral district" proposal by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. The proposed single electoral district system raises concerns among Christian parties and independent Christian MPs, who argue that it would significantly diminish the Christian political influence.Lebanese living abroad
Lebanese citizens living abroad are eligible to participate in legislative elections. Although the Lebanese diaspora is estimated to number several million, a significant portion no longer holds Lebanese nationality due to decades of emigration. Registration for the 2026 elections indicated continued engagement among expatriates, building on trends observed in previous electoral cycles.Under the 2017 electoral law, six parliamentary seats are allocated specifically for the diaspora; however, expatriate votes are still counted within their respective domestic constituencies. Voting for Lebanese abroad was organized in multiple phases, with citizens residing in Arab countries casting their ballots prior to the main election day in Lebanon, and those living in other regions voting shortly thereafter. Lebanese expatriates were reported to participate from dozens of countries worldwide.
| Electoral District | District | Votes | Registered | Total votes | Total Registered | % Participation |
| Beirut 1 | East Beirut | |||||
| Beirut 2 | West Beirut | |||||
| Bekaa 1 | Zahle | |||||
| Bekaa 2 | Rachaya – West Bekaa | |||||
| Bekaa 3 | Baalbek – Hermel | |||||
| Mount Lebanon 1 | Keserouane | |||||
| Mount Lebanon 1 | Byblos/Jbeil | |||||
| Mount Lebanon 2 | Metn | |||||
| Mount Lebanon 3 | Baabda | |||||
| Mount Lebanon 4 | Aley | |||||
| Mount Lebanon 4 | Chouf | |||||
| North 1 | Akkar | |||||
| North 2 | Minieh | |||||
| North 2 | Tripoli | |||||
| North 2 | Denieh | |||||
| North 3 | Zgharta | |||||
| North 3 | Bcharre | |||||
| North 3 | Koura | |||||
| North 3 | Batroun | |||||
| South 1 | Saida | |||||
| South 1 | Jezzine | |||||
| South 2 | Tyre | |||||
| South 2 | Zahrani | |||||
| South 3 | Hasbaya – Marjayoun | |||||
| South 3 | Bint Jbail | |||||
| South 3 | Nabateye | |||||
| Total | Lebanon | 151,985 | 151,985 |