Lebanese general election, 2005

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The 2005 Lebanese General Elections were the first elections in thirty years without Syrian military in Lebanon. The Lebanese elected 128 MPs, with equal representation for Christians and Muslims. Many Lebanese felt that the elections, which were won by an anti-Syrian coalition led by Saad Hariri, constituted the end of the Cedar Revolution. These elections were the first in Lebanese history to be won outright by a single electoral block.

Contents

1 Results 1.1 First round 1.2 Second round 1.3 Third round 1.4 Fourth round 1.5 Total 2 Turnout

Results

First round

The first round was held on May 30 2005 in Beirut. Saad Hariri's list, son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri who was assassinated in February 2005, won all 19 seats.

Second round

The second round was held on June 5 in South Lebanon and Nabatyeh Governorate. The Resistance and Development Bloc, a joint ticket by former rivals Amal and Hezbollah, won all 23 seats. Official tallies showed the Resistance and Development Bloc receiving more than 80% of the vote. The head of Amal, Nabih Berri, said in a news conference held in Mosseileh: "The South has declared clearly and before international observers its backing for the resistance as a path for the past, present and future." Berri said the elected MPs would not let Hezbollah be disarmed.

Third round

The third round was held on June 12 in Beqaa and Mount Lebanon. In Mount Lebanon the Hariri List and the Free Patriotic Movement won 17 seats each, while Hezbollah won one. In Beqaa, the Resistance and Devlopment Bloc won 11 seats, the Hariri List eight, and the Free Patriotic Movement four.

Fourth round

The fourth and final round was held on June 20 in North Lebanon. The Hariri List won all 28 seats, giving them a total of 72 of the National Assembly's 128 seats.

Total

Electoral Bloc	Seats Won
Rafik Hariri Martyr List	72
Resistance and Development Bloc	35
Free Patriotic Movement	21

Turnout

In the first round of the elections, the turnout was only 28%. In the second round of the elections which Hezbollah and Amal easily won, the turnout was between 43 and 55%.