Executive Branch
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Michel Suleiman | Independent | 25 May 2008 |
| Prime Minister | Najib Mikati | Glory Movement | 13 June 2011 |
The President is elected by the Parliament for a six-year term. The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister are appointed by the President in consultation with the Parliament; the president is required to be a Maronite, the prime minister a Sunni, and the Speaker of the Parliament a Shi'a. (See list of the ministers and their political affiliation for a list of ministers.)
This confessional system is based on 1932 census data which showed the Maronite Christians as having a substantial majority of the population, something which still holds. The Government of Lebanon continues to refuse to undertake a new census.
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