Many Moslem Lebanese look back bitterly on the French controlled Lebanese census of 1932 which found Christian Lebanese in a 55 to 45 percent majority over Moslems. The resulting governmental setup in Lebanon gave the top hand to Christians. For some years most Lebanese have demanded a new census on the grounds their higher birthrate plus the emigration of Christian Lebanese out of the country have reversed this percentage. Therefore. say the Moslems. hold a new census and see whether the top hand in Lebanon including the Presidency should not go to Moslems. The Christians. whose ancestors fought hard to carve out a sanctuary in the Moslem world. have opposed a new census.
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