Council of Ministers of Lebanon

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Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic
مجلس الوزراء
Overview
Established	1926 (Constitution of the Republic of Lebanon)
State	Lebanese Republic
Leader	Prime Minister of Lebanon
Appointed by	President of Lebanon and Prime Minister of Lebanon
Ministries	22[1]
Responsible to	Chamber of Deputies
Headquarters	Grand Serail
Website	http://www.pcm.gov.lb/arabic/index.aspx?pageid=5

The Council of Ministers of Lebanon (Arabic: مجلس الوزراء اللبناني, romanized: Majlis al-wozarah al-Lubnanī) is the executive body of the Republic of Lebanon. Its president is the Prime Minister of Lebanon, and it is appointed by the President of Lebanon and the Prime Minister of Lebanon. The appointed government also has to pass a confidence vote in the Parliament of Lebanon. As stipulated in Article 95 of the Lebanese constitution,^[2] there are two requirements for the council of ministers to be considered constitutional:

1- It has to be composed of an equal number of Muslim and Christian ministers.

2- The different sects of Lebanon shall be represented in a just and equitable manner in the formation of the Cabinet.

The Council of Ministers is considered to be the "government" of Lebanon according to the Constitution.

In light of the Lebanese presidential crisis and current power vaccum, the Prime Minster and Speaker have begun considering the Council of Ministers to hold the power of the President^[3]