Concerning the punishment of those who obstruct the conduct of elections

Type

Decision

Number

52

Date of the text

12/01/1926

Official Gazette

published in 1926

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

3

What it provides

This decree punishes persons who coordinate actions to delay or block lawfully ordered elections, spoil their results, or pressure voters into abstaining, with imprisonment and joint fines, and imposes the maximum penalty where violence is involved. Only the Judicial Council may hear these offences.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1926. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.