Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
Hezbollah's political party in Lebanon's parliament
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Chamber | Parliament of Lebanon |
Member parties | Hezbollah |
President | Mohammad Raad |
Representation | 15 / 128 (12%) |
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The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Arabic: كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة) is the political wing of Hezbollah in the Parliament of Lebanon.[1] Along with Amal, it dominates the March 8 Alliance and has held two seats in the Lebanese cabinet since 2012.[2][3] The party is currently led by Hezbollah member and prominent Shi'a politician Mohammad Raad.[4]
Historical membership
Election | Seats | Change | Ref |
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1992 | 12 / 128 (9%) | New | [5] |
1996 | 9 / 128 (7%) | 3 | [5] |
2000 | 12 / 128 (9%) | 3 | [5] |
2005 | 14 / 128 (11%) | 2 | [6] |
2009 | 13 / 128 (10%) | 1 | [7] |
2018 | 13 / 128 (10%) | [8] | |
2022 | 15 / 128 (12%) | 2 | [9] |
Affiliated MPs
2009 election
The Bloc won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2009 general election:[7]
Name | Party/Bloc | District | Religion |
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Ali Ammar | Hezbollah | Baabda | Shia |
Bilal Farhat | Hezbollah | Baabda | Shia |
Mohammad Fneish | Hezbollah | Tyre | Shia |
Nawwaf Moussawi | Hezbollah | Tyre | Shia |
Hassan Fadlallah | Hezbollah | Bint Jbeil | Shia |
Mohammad Raad | Hezbollah | Nabatieh | Shia |
Ali Fayyad | Hezbollah | Hasbaya–Marjeyoun | Shia |
Hussein Moussawi | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Hussein el Hage Hassan | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Nawwar el Sahili | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Ali Mekdad | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Elwalid Succariyeh | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Sunni[10] |
Kamel al-Rifai | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Sunni |
2018 election
The Bloc won 12 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election:[8][11]
Name | Party/Bloc | District | Religion |
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Ali Ammar | Hezbollah | Baabda | Shia |
Amin Sherri | Hezbollah | Beirut II | Shia |
Nawwaf Moussawi | Hezbollah | Tyre–Zahrani | Shia |
Hussein Jashi | Hezbollah | Tyre–Zahrani | Shia |
Hassan Fadlallah | Hezbollah | Bint Jbeil | Shia |
Mohammad Raad | Hezbollah | Nabatieh | Shia |
Ali Fayyad | Hezbollah | Hasbaya–Marjeyoun | Shia |
Anwar Jomma | Hezbollah | Zahle | Shia |
Hussein el Hage Hassan | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Ibrahim Mousawi | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Ali Mekdad | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Ihab Hamadeh | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
2022 election
Name | Party/Bloc | District | Religion |
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Ali Ammar | Hezbollah | Baabda | Shia |
Amin Sherri | Hezbollah | Beirut II | Shia |
Raed Berro | Hezbollah | Jbeil | Shia |
Hassan Ezzidine | Hezbollah | Tyre–Zahrani | Shia |
Hussein Jashi | Hezbollah | Tyre–Zahrani | Shia |
Hassan Fadlallah | Hezbollah | Bint Jbeil | Shia |
Mohammad Raad | Hezbollah | Nabatieh | Shia |
Ali Fayyad | Hezbollah | Hasbaya–Marjeyoun | Shia |
Rami Hamdan | Hezbollah | Zahle | Shia |
Yanal Al Solh | Independent | Baalbeck–Hermil | Sunni |
Melhem Houjari | Independent | Baalbeck–Hermil | Sunni |
Hussein el Hage Hassan | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Ibrahim Mousawi | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Ali Mekdad | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
Ihab Hamadeh | Hezbollah | Baalbeck–Hermil | Shia |
References
- ^ "Fadlallah Hits Back at March 14 over Karam Release, Marouni Slams "Treason Accusations"". Naharnet. April 18, 2013.
- ^ "Members of Lebanon's new government". The Daily Star. February 15, 2014.
- ^ "Lebanon announces cabinet line-up under chairmanship of Hariri". Kuwait News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Hezbollah's Raad slams UN chief". Now Lebanon. January 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
- ^ a b c Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p183 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ https://www.eods.eu/library/FR%20LEBANON%202005_en.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "March14 - March 8 MPs". Now Lebanon. June 11, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ Research, Alma (2022-05-18). "The Lebanese Parliament Elections (May 15, 2022) - Initial Results and Implications". Alma Research and Education Center. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Final Report on the Lebanese Parliamentary Election" (PDF).
- ^ "The official results of the 2018 Lebanese parliamentary election". the961.com. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-17.