[DOC] [TLE] Breaking Taboo, Lebanese Prelate Criticizes Syria - NYTimes.com [PAR] Dec 23, 2000 ... The nation is in the thrall of neighboring Syria, he declared in a ... The presidency 
is still reserved for a Maronite Christian in the Constitution, just as the prime 
minister must be a Sunni Muslim and the Parliament speaker a Shiite Muslim. ... 
select to be Lebanon's president -- have not strayed from tradition. [DOC] [TLE] LEBANESE APPOINT CENTRIST OFFICIAL TO THE PRESIDENCY ... [PAR] Nov 25, 1989 ... LEAD: Lebanon elected another new President today, replacing the leader ... of 
Shtaura - out of artillery range of the Christian military leader, Gen. ... Lebanese 
political tradition, the President must be a Maronite Catholic, the Prime Minister a 
Sunni Muslim and the Speaker of Parliament a Shiite Muslim. [DOC] [TLE] Politics of Lebanon - Wikipedia [PAR] Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic within the overall framework of ... 
The president and parliament choose the Prime Minister. ... largely by a relatively 
restricted group of traditional regional and sectarian leaders. .... required to be a 
Maronite, the prime minister a Sunni, and the Speaker of the Parliament a Shi'a. [DOC] [TLE] Religion in the Middle East - Wikipedia [PAR] Three major religious groups, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, originated in the 
Middle East. ... Arabic-speaking Lebanese Maronites number some 1.11.2 
million across the .... Shia have their largest populations in Iraq (6065%), Iran (
9096%), .... President is always Maronite Christian, the Prime Minister a Sunni 
Muslim,... [DOC] [TLE] Ad blitz pokes fun at divides in Lebanon | The Seattle Times [PAR] Nov 29, 2006 ... Nation & World ... its Maronite Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Sunni and Shiite 
Muslims ... By tradition, the president is Maronite, the prime minister Sunni, the 
parliament speaker Shiite. ... Television stations have their own sectarian bent  
the Lebanese Broadcasting Corp. for Christians, Future for the Sunnis. [DOC] [TLE] Lebanon in political deadlock over selecting a new president - latimes [PAR] Nov 20, 2007 ... ... vote on a president, by tradition drawn from the country's Maronite Christian ... 
It allied with Maronite Christian leader Michel Aoun, a former ... one Lebanese 
politician close to parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, ... with the prime minister a 
Sunni, the head of parliament a Shiite and the president a Christian. [DOC] [TLE] Middle East Online::Lebanese Christians: from majority to minority [PAR] Sep 12, 2012 ... Lebanon's Christian community is indisputably the second-largest in the Middle 
... tradition mandates that the president always be a Maronite Christian, the prime 
minister Sunni Muslim and the parliament speaker a Shiite. [DOC] [TLE] Emile Lahoud | Jewish Virtual Library [PAR] ... a 55-year-old sociopolitical and electoral tradition of fostering national unity. 
The Lebanese constitution calls for the selection of a Maronite Christian 
president, a Sunni Muslim prime minister, and a Shiite Muslim speaker of the 
Parliament. ... Lahoud's program of 'nation-building' has been facilitated through 
his... [DOC] [TLE] Lebanese Civil War - World History in Context - Gale [PAR] According to this agreement, the president has to be a Maronite Christian, the 
prime minister a Sunni Muslim, the speaker of the Parliament a Shia Muslim, and
... [DOC] [TLE] failure to elect new leader sparks fighting in lebanon ... - Deseret News [PAR] Sep 22, 1988 ... Parliament sources said President Amin Gemayel would announce a caretaker ... 
ravaging the once prosperous economy of this nation and dividing the country 
into ... the Lebanese president must be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a 
Sunni Moslem and the Parliament speaker a Shiite Moslem. [DOC] [TLE] The invisible occupation of Lebanon [PAR] MARONITES ... to dissipate in the face of the challenges of nation building -- 
including national elections. ... The President will assign a prime minister from the 
Sunni community. The parliament will elect a Shiite speaker of the house. ... 
makes him a threat to many traditional politicians within the Christian 
establishment. [DOC] [TLE] Lebanon | Country report | Freedom in the World | 2010 [PAR] The March 14 Coalition retained its majority in the June 2009 parliamentary 
elections.

Question: By tradition, this nation's president is a Maronite Christian, the P.M. a Sunni & the speaker of the Parliament a Shiite
Answer: Lebanon