'The committee has mainly agreed on adopting Lebanon's 1960 electoral law with some amendments regarding the city of Beirut,' a Lebanese delegate at the talks in Qatar said.

Lebanon has been a parliamentary democracy since the promulgation of the Lebanese constitution in 1926.

The first parliamentary elections were held in 1927, and except for gaps during World War Two and the 1975-90 civil war, they were held on a fairly regular four-year basis.

Throughout the past 80 years the election system has remained a majoritarian first-past-the-post system in multiple-member districts.

Seats in each district are specified for candidates from particular religious communities, but all voters in each district vote for all seats.

There were virtually no regulations on campaign finance and media, and the Ministry of Interior managed the election process.

There have been post-war elections after Lebanon's civil war in 1975-1990 civil war, of which there have been four so far 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2005.

If the 1960 electoral law { which is based on a Qadaa ( county) sized district} is adopted the number of electoral districts could more than double the number of the 2005 districts. In 2005 there were 14 districts . The 1960 law will result in 27 districts as shown below
Here is a list of the counties ( Qadaa) in each Governorate (Muhafazat )

Akkar Governorate (Muhafazat )

* Akkar (Halba)

Beirut Governorate

* Beirut district 1
* Beirut district 2
* Beirut district 3

Mount Lebanon Governorate

* Baabda (Baabda)
* Aley (Aley)
* Matn (Jdeideh)
* Keserwan (Jounieh)
* Chouf (Beiteddine)
* Jbeil (Byblos)

North Governorate

* Tripoli (Tripoli)
* Zgharta (Zgharta / Ehden)
* Bsharri (Bsharri)
* Batroun (Batroun)
* Koura (Amioun)
* Miniyeh-Danniyeh (Minyeh / Sir Ed-Danniyeh)

Beqaa Governorate

* Zahle (Zahle)
* Rashaya (Rashaya)
* Western Beqaa (Jebjennine / Saghbine)

South Governorate

* Sidon (Sidon)
* Jezzine (Jezzine)
* Tyre (Tyre)

Nabatiye Governorate

* Nabatiyeh (Nabatiyeh)
* Marjeyoun (Marjeyoun)
* Hasbaya (Hasbaya)
* Bint Jbeil (Bint Jbeil)

Baalbek-Hermel

* Baalbek (Baalbek)
* Hermel (Hermel)

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