The president of the Lebanese Republic (Arabic: رئيس الجمهورية اللبنانية, romanized: rayiys aljumhuriat allubnania; French: Président de la République Libanaise) is the head of state of Lebanon. The president is elected by the parliament for a term of six years, which cannot be renewed immediately because they can only be renewed non-consecutively. By convention, the president is always a Maronite Christian who fulfills the same requirements as a candidate for the house of representatives, as per article 49 of the Lebanese constitution.