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An image grab from the Tele Liban, shows Lebanese prime minister Tammam Salam, addressing the media to announce from the presidential palace in Baabda, the formation of a new Lebanese government following a 10-month vacuum. (AFP Photo)


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Lebanese MPs attend a parliament session in Beirut, Lebanon, on May 31, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)


Lebanon’s Unwritten Constitution

Lebanon’s Unwritten Constitution

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s unwritten constitution has, as anywhere, arisen from tradition. In other words, any practice in Lebanese society that has affected government and which has been repeatedly practiced has become part of the constitution, so long as...