1943 Lebanese presidential election

none Lebanon 1920 presidential 1936 Lebanese presidential election 1936 21 September 1943 1948 Lebanese presidential election 1948 55 members of the Parliament 37 85.45% Bechara El Khoury CPS 3.jpg Bechara El Khoury Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon) 44 100% President Petro Trad Independent politician Bechara El Khoury Constitutional Bloc (Lebanon) The 1943 Lebanese presidential election was the fourth presidential election, which was held as a parliamentary session on 21 September 1943. The Constitutional Bechara El Khoury was elected as the only candidate and took office as the sixth president of Greater Lebanon.العقد الاستثنائي الأول سنة - 1943محضر الجلسة الأولى http://www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb/parliament/P5/1943/P43E11/000.htm 2020-11-17 www.legallaw.ul.edu.lb The president is elected by the members of parliament. He needs a two-thirds majority to win in the first round, while an absolute majority is enough in the second round. Only 47 deputies out 55 attended the session. El Khoury won the election in the first round, since he got 44 votes, more than the two-thirds needed majority.Election of the Presidents of the Lebanese Republic https://monthlymagazine.com/article-desc_1350_ 2020-11-17 monthlymagazine.com en-US 2023-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20230101122522/https://monthlymagazine.com/article-desc_1350_ dead Bechara El Khoury 44 3 47 55 References Category:Elections in Lebanon Lebanon Category:September 1943 in Asia