Strong Lebanon
Strong Lebanon تكتل لبنان القوي | |
|---|---|
| Legislature(s) | Parliament of Lebanon |
| Foundation | 8 May 2018 |
| Previous name(s) | Change and Reform bloc |
| Member parties | Free Patriotic Movement Tashnaq |
| President | Gebran Bassil |
| Constituency | |
| Representation | 16 / 128 (13%) |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Civic nationalism Armenian nationalism[1][2] |
| Political position | Government |
Strong Lebanon (Arabic: تكتل لبنان القوي) is the parliamentary bloc of the Free Patriotic Movement in the Lebanese Parliament. Headed by Gebran Bassil, it consisted of 29 deputies after the 2018 general election[3] and shrunk to 17 deputies after the 2022 Lebanese general election.[4]
Election summary[edit]
| Election | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 29 / 128 (23%)
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New |
| 2022 | 17 / 128 (13%)
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 12
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2018–2022 session deputies[edit]
2022–2026 session deputies[edit]
| Name | Election Area | Political Affiliation | Sect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Sehnaoui | Beirut I | FPM | Greek Catholic |
| Edgard Traboulsi | Beirut II | FPM | Evangelical |
| Jimmy Jabbour | Akkar | FPM | Maronite |
| Assaad Dergham | Akkar | FPM | Greek Orthodox |
| Gebran Bassil | Batroun | FPM | Maronite |
| Georges Atallah | Koura | FPM | Greek Orthodox |
| Simon Abi Ramia | Byblos | FPM | Maronite |
| Nada Boustani Khoury | Keserwan | FPM | Maronite |
| Ibrahim Kanaan | Metn | FPM | Maronite |
| Alain Aoun | Baabda | FPM | Maronite |
| Cesar Abi Khalil | Aley | FPM | Maronite |
| Ghassan Atallah | Chouf | FPM | Greek Catholic |
| Farid Boustany | Chouf | FPM | Maronite |
| Salim Aoun | Zahle | FPM | Maronite |
| Charbel Maroun | West Bekaa | FPM | Maronite |
| Samer Al Toum | Baalback | FPM | Greek Catholic |
Expelled on April 2024 |
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Expelled on 6 December 2022 |
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Bloc timeline[edit]
2018 Bloc[edit]
17 out of 29 MP from the bloc voted for Nabih Berri in the 2018 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election.
Elie Ferzli was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon.
At the beginning of the 17 October Revolution, Neemat Frem, Chamel Roukoz and Michel Moawad left the bloc.[5]
After the 2020 Beirut explosion, Michel Daher left the bloc.[6]
In April 2021, Elie Ferzli left the bloc.[7]
On 1 March 2022, MP Hikmat Dib resigned from FPM causing the bloc to shrink to 23 MP.[8]
2022 Bloc[edit]
4 out of 21 MP from the bloc voted for Nabih Berri in the 2022 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election.[9]
Elias Bou Saab was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon.
On 23 June 2022, Tashnaq and Yehya named Najib Mikati unlike the rest of the bloc.[10]
On 10 September 2022, Gebran Bassil kicked out ex-MP Ziad Assouad and ex-MP Mario Aoun.[11]
On 14 September 2022, FPM boycotted the parliament session due to Bachir Gemayel assassination memorial.[12]
On 13 October 2022, FPM boycotted the presidential election session due to 13 October memorial.[13]
On 10 November 2022, Hagop Pakradounian criticized his colleague in the bloc Jimmy Jabbour for participating in a memorial to the martyrs of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Akkar.[14]
On 6 December 2022, Tashnaq kicked out MP Bouchikian which shrunk the Strong Lebanon bloc to 20.[15] Elias Bou Saab was reportedly kicked out of the Free Patriotic Movement bloc on April 2024 in which FPM sources cited political disagreements since the beginning of the 2022 parliament. Disagreements mostly include choice of presidential candidates and ideological differences.[16]
See also[edit]
- List of members of the 2018–2022 Lebanese Parliament
- List of members of the 2022–2026 Lebanese Parliament
References[edit]
- ^ "Armenian Nationalist Party Threatens President Over Turkey Protocols". Yerevan. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ Cornell 2011, p. 11.
- ^ "tayyar.org - FPM - Parliamentary Bloc" (in Arabic).
- ^ "تكتل لبنان القوي ٢١ نائبا".
- ^ "معوض ينشقّ عن "لبنان القوّي"".
- ^ "النائب ميشال ضاهر أعلن إنسحابه من تكتل "لبنان القوي"".
- ^ "الفرزلي: انسحبت من تكتل لبنان القوي".
- ^ "حكمت ديب قدم استقالته من "الوطني الحر"".
- ^ "نبيه بري نال فقط 4 أصوات من تكتل لبنان القويّ".
- ^ "Timour Azhari - twitter".
- ^ "Lebanon: Purge Targets Bassil's Rivals within FPM".
- ^ "Christian MPs boycotted the session to commemorate former President Bachir Gemayel's 40th assassination anniversary".
- ^ "Berri adjourns presidential election session as FPM, Hezbollah boycott".
- ^ "Hagop Pakradounian on twitter".
- ^ "فصل النائب بوشيكيان عن كتلة نواب الأرمن".
- ^ "Lebanon: Bassil Eliminates Bou Saab from FPM after Differences over Presidency Issues". english.aawsat.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23.