A unique feature of the Lebanese system is the principle of "confessional distribution": each religious community has an allotted number of deputies in the Parliament in a form of consociationalism.

In elections held between 1932 and 1972, seats were apportioned between Christians and Muslims in a 6:5 ratio, with various denominations of the two faiths allocated representation roughly proportional to their size.

The Taif Agreement of 1989, which ended the civil war, reapportioned the Parliament to provide for equal representation of Christians and Muslims, with each electing 64 of the 128 deputies.

They form part of a "troika", together with the President (required to be a Maronite Christian) and the Prime Minister (a Sunni Muslim).

[22] The Lebanese parliament has sixteen committees to facilitate the legislative process and provide oversight on specific areas of government policy.

List of committees:[24] According to the Lebanese constitution[25] and the electoral law of 2017,[26] elections are held on a Sunday during the 60 days preceding the end of the sitting parliament's mandate.

While in the previous system, the 128 members of parliament were elected from 26 multi-member constituencies under plurality block voting, and the candidates with the highest number of votes within each religious community were elected,[27] the new electoral law instituted proportional representation in 15 multi-member constituencies while still maintaining the confessional distribution.

Advised to build in the spirit of Lebanese tradition, the architect visited the Emirs' palaces in the Chouf Mountains.