2022 Lebanese general election

General elections were held in Lebanon on 15 May 2022. The country has for several years been the subject of chronic political instability as well as a serious economic crisis aggravated by the 2020 explosions that hit the Port of Beirut and faced large-scale demonstrations against the political class.

2022 Lebanese general election
15 May 2022
All 128 seats to the Parliament of Lebanon
65 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.19% 0.51%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Samir Geagea Gebran Bassil Hassan Nasrallah
Party Lebanese Forces FPM Hezbollah
Leader's seat Did not stand Batroun Did not stand
Last election 15 29 12
Seats won 19 17 15
Seat change 4 12 3
Popular vote 210,324 144,646 359,577
Percentage 11.63% 8.00% 19.89%
Swing 2.02pp 7.49pp 3.45pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Nabih Berri Walid Jumblatt Samy Gemayel
Party Amal Movement PSP Kataeb Party
Leader's seat Zahrani Did not stand Metn
Last election 17 9 3
Seats won 15 8 4
Seat change 2 1 1
Popular vote 190,161 75,485 33,604
Percentage 10.52% 4.18% 1.86%
Swing 1.43pp 0.42pp 0.04pp
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Leader Hagop Pakradounian Sleiman Frangieh Michel Moawad
Party Tashnag Marada Movement Al Haraka
Leader's seat Metn Did not stand Zgharta
Last election 3 3 1
Seats won 3 2 2
Seat change 0 1 1
Popular vote 12,499 25,254 14,659
Percentage 0.69% 1.40% 0.81%
Swing 0.09pp 0.42pp 0.32pp
Results by district
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Najib Mikati
Azm Movement

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Najib Mikati
Azm Movement

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Hezbollah and their allies lost their parliamentary majority but still won the Parliament speaker election. The Lebanese Christian-based Lebanese Forces led by Samir Geagea made gains and independent candidates promising reforms won 13 seats.

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