Berri becomes parliament speaker — a post he never relinquishes

Nabih Berri was first elected Speaker of Lebanon's Parliament in 1992 and has held the post continuously ever since — the Arab world's longest-serving parliament speaker. Controlling the legislative agenda and a vast Shia patronage network, he has been a constant of the post-war sectarian "Troika" system, repeatedly able to convene or freeze parliament, including blocking presidential elections during the 2014–2016 and 2022–2024 vacancies.

Referenced entities

Parties

Amal Movement

Politicians

Nabih Berri speaker

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APA 7Reference list · academic default

Gara, T. (2026). Berri becomes parliament speaker — a post he never relinquishes [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/c4229a69-4751-4ed8-bbf5-9e0eef3782e7

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Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Berri becomes parliament speaker — a post he never relinquishes." Event record, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/c4229a69-4751-4ed8-bbf5-9e0eef3782e7.

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@misc{tayyar-event-c4229a69-4751-4ed8-bbf5-9e0eef3782e7,
  title     = {{Berri becomes parliament speaker — a post he never relinquishes}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/c4229a69-4751-4ed8-bbf5-9e0eef3782e7},
  urldate   = {2026-07-27},
  note      = {Event date: 1992-10-20. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

BibTeXPreprint

@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-07-27},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 1992-10-20. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.