In 1932, the Lebanese took a census of the country’s population, and this census showed a mixture of religious groups. Then in 1943, the government declared independence from France.
So, with the country’s unity in mind, an agreement called the National Pact was made. In this agreement, the President of the country must be a Maronite, the Prime Minister, a Sunni Muslim and the speaker of Parliament, a Shitte Muslim.
If another census occurs today, it would seriously affect the National Pact.
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