[Dawnsblood]

Lebanon's President is always a Christian:

Under Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, the country's president must be from the Maronite Christian minority.

The post of prime minister is always reserved for a Sunni Muslim, while that of parliament speaker goes to a Shia.

[zeestephen]

Dawnsblood says: “Lebanon's President is always a Christian.....Under Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, the country's president must be from the Maronite Christian minority.”

Good catch.

I had no idea.

[givemELL]

Thanks for the Maronite Christian connection, to bad I did not note it before I made my post.

[kellynla]

“Under Lebanon’s sectarian power-sharing system, the country’s president must be from the Maronite Christian minority”

I know. I read & posted the article.

My point, was that they actually followed the rule considering

“The agreement swept under the rug what many analysts consider the underlying causes of Lebanon’s strife, including a rising Shiite population and political clout and a power sharing system that bolsters the power of community leaders over national interests.

It also failed to mention Hezbollah’s status as an armed political force sometimes overshadowing the power of the Lebanese state in its stated mission to confront Israeli and U.S. supremacy over the region.”

It was a pleasant surprise.