Chapter One: The First Post-War Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon:
Bulwarks of the New Democracy, Farid El-Khazen


Table of Contents

Introduction

Part One

Pre-and Post-Taif Elections: What has changed
The Reform "Deal", Before and After Taif
Prior to the Elections: Between Participation and Boycott, and the Partial Electoral Law
The Making of the electoral Law: a "Numbers" Auction
Electoral Constituencies: Last-Minute Bargains
The Sectarian and Political Impact of Dividing the Electoral Constituencies
The 1992 Electoral Law: Who Elects Whom?
The Timing of the Elections: An Enigma of an Issue

Part Two

The Electoral Process and the New Parliament
Composing the Electoral Lists: Choosing "Winners"
The Percentage of Competition: the Lowest in the History of Lebanese Parliamentary Elections
Voting Percentage: the Lowest in the History of the Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon
The Parliamentary Elite
Transformation and Renewal of the Parliamentary Elite
The Average Age of the 1992 Parliamentary Deputies
Occupational Backgrounds of the Deputies
Level of Education
Political Party Representation in the 1992 Parliament
Electoral Issues
Incentives for Voters and Candidates
Change in the 1992 Elections

Part Three

Elections for Which state, and Deputies for Which Regime: Summary and Conclusions
The Elections, the State, and Society

Endnotes

(Please note that all tables are not included here)


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