What is the official term of office for the President of the Lebanese Republic?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 6 years
- Step 1: According to Article 49 of the Lebanese Constitution, the President is elected by Parliament for a single six-year term.
- Step 2: The President is not immediately eligible for re-election unless the constitution is amended.
Answer
6 years.
Why not the others: '4 years' is the standard parliamentary legislative term; '5 years' is typical of French presidential mandates; '7 years' was the historical term in Syria.
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