Talk:Parliament of Lebanon
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[edit] Parliament not National Assembly
Visit the official site of the Lebanes parliament [1]. It's in arabic, but check the title: "Lebanese parliament". Click on the english section that still under construction, the term "parliament" is also mentionned. So the official name is "Parliament" even though "National Assembly" is very often used.500LL 19:54, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Role of Hezbollah
Aren't Hezbollah's 23 MPs in the Lebanese parliament worthy of note?
[edit] Hezbollah
They are worthy of note if you can find me a reliable source for the statistic. The line in the article that says Hezbollah added eight MPs to its existing fifteen, making 23, is contradicted by the table further on and even by the reference helpfully provided to the website of the Council on Foreign Relations to substantiate it:
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9155/
Does Hezbollah play an active role in the Lebanese politics? (sic)
Yes. After the 2005 elections, Hezbollah won fourteen seats in the 128-member Lebanese Parliament. In addition, Hezbollah has two ministers in the government, and a third is endorsed by the group.
So where did we get 23 from? I have amended the line pending a reliable citation to the contrary.
