Lebanon Retains Christian-Muslim Power Sharing

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 11/09/2007 - 5:00am

Christians fled Lebanon during years of war in the 1970s and 1980s, so some Christians no longer deserve 50 percent of political power.

That includes a presidency always held by a Maronite Christian. But most Lebanese, including Muslims, want power sharing to continue to preserve diversity.

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