List of political parties in Lebanon
Parties
Although almost every party is strongly dominated by a particular faith community, most maintain that they are secular. Party Emblem Name (English) Name (Arabic) Acronym Leader or Chairman Number of seats in 2009 Political Position Sect or ethnic group

List of political parties in Lebanon

Section Title: Parties
Table Section Text: Although almost every party is strongly dominated by a particular faith community, most maintain that they are secular. Party Emblem Name (English) Name (Arabic) Acronym Leader or Chairman Number of seats in 2009 Political Position Sect or ethnic group

Party Emblem	Name (English)	Name (Arabic)	Acronym	Leader or Chairman	Number of seats in 2009	Political Position	Sect or ethnic group

March 8 Alliance[edit]

-	Free Patriotic Movement	At-Tayyar al-Watani al- Horr التيار الوطني الحرّ	FPM	Gebran Bassil	Currently has 29 MPs	Centrist	Officially secular; Traditionally Christian

-	Amal Movement	Harakat Amal Full name: Afwaj al-Muqāwama al-Lubnāniyya حركة أمل [أفواج المقاومة اللبنانية]	Amal أمل	Nabih Berri	Currently has 17 MPs	Conservatism	Shiite Muslim

-	Hezbollah	Hizbullah حزب الله	HA	Hassan Nasrallah	Currently has 13 MPs	Shia Islamist	Shiite Muslim

El Marada	Tayyar Al-Marada تيار المردة	MM	Suleiman Frangieh, Jr.	Currently has 3 MPs	Liberalism	Mainly Maronite Christian

Majd Movement	Harakat Majd حركة مجد	Najib Mikati	Currently has 4 MPs	Centrist	Mainly Sunni Muslim

-	Syrian Social Nationalist Party	Al-Hizb al-Suri al-Qawmi al-Ijtima'i الحزب السوري القومي الإجتماعي	SSNP	Ali Qanso	Currently has 3 MPs	Syrian nationalism, Left-wing nationalism	Secular

-	Lebanese Democratic Party	Al-Hizb al-Dimoqrati al-Lubnāni الحزب الديمقراطي اللبناني	LDP	Prince Talal Arslan	Currently has 1 MPs	Conservatism	Officially Secular, mainly Druze

-	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party	Assem Qanso	Currently has no MP	Socialism;Arab Nationalism	secular

-	Armenian Revolutionary Federation	Tashnag حزب الطاشناق الإتحاد الثوري الأرمني (طاشناكتسوتيون)	ARF Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն (ՀՅԴ)	Hagop Pakradounian	Currently has 3 MP	Social democracy Armenian nationalism	Armenian-Secular

Solidarity Party	Hizb at-Tadamon حزب التضامن	Tadamon	Emile Rahme	Currently has no MPs	Christian

Popular Bloc or Skaff Bloc	At-Takattol al-Shaa'bi التكتّل الشعبي	Elias Skaff	Currently has no MPs	Feudalism	Greek Catholic Christian

Lebanese Republican Party	Al-Hizb al-Jumhury al-lubnāni الحزب الجمهوري اللبناني	PRL حجل	Imad Jaara (Geara)	Liberal	Secular, anti-confessionalist

Christian Democratic Party	Al-Hizb al-Massihi al-Dimoqrati الحزب المسيحي الدمقراطي	CDP	Neemtallah Abi Nasr	Currently has no MPs	Christian

-	Popular Nasserite Organization	Al-Tanzim al-Shaabi al-Nassiri التنظيم الشعبي الناصري	NPO	Ossama Saad	Currently has one MP	Nasserism; Socialism; Arab nationalism	Sunni Muslim

-	Lebanese Communist Party	Al-Hizb al-Shooyoo'i al-Lubnāny الحزب الشيوعي اللبناني	LCP	Khaled Hadadi	Currently has no MP	Communism	Secular

Arab Liberation Party	Hizb at-Taharror al-Arabi حزب التحرر العربي	ALP	Omar Karami	Currently has no MP	Feudalism	Sunni Muslim

-	Movement of Independent Nasserites - al-Murabitoun	Harakat an-Nassiriyin al-Mustakilleen - Al Mourabitoon حركة الناصريين المستقلين - المرابطون	INM	Ibrahim Kulaylat	Currently has no MP	Nasserism;Arab Nationalism	Mainly Sunni Muslim, but some Shiite and Druze support

-	Worker's League	Rabitat Al-Shaghila رابطة الشغيلة	WL	Zaher Khatib	Currently has no MP	Communist; Arab Nationalism	Secular

People's Movement	Harakat Al-Shaab حركة الشعب	SHAAB	Najah Wakim	Currently has no MP	Nasserism; Socialism; Arab Nationalism	Secular

Nasserite Unification movement	Al-Haraka al-Tawhidiyya an-Nassiriyya الحركة التوحيدية الناصرية	NUM	Currently has no MP	Nasserism	Secular

Islamic Labor Front	Jebhat al-Aamal al-Islamy جبهة العمل الإسلامي	Fathi Yakan	Islamism	Sunni Muslim

Lebanese Unification Movement	Tayyar at-Tawhid al-Lubnany تيار النوحيد اللبناني	UC	Wiam Wahhab	Currently has no MP	Arab Nationalism	Officially Secular, Mainly Druze

Lebanese Popular Congress	Al-Mo'tamar al-Shaabi al-Lubnany المؤتمر الشعبي اللبناني	LPC	Kamal Chatilla	Currently has no MP	Nasserism	Sunni Muslim

Arab Democratic Party	Al-Hizb al-Arabi al-Dimoqraty الحزب العربي الدمقراطي	ADP	Ali Eid	Currently has no MP	Pan-Arab nationalism and radical socialism	Alawite Muslim

Promise Party or National Secular Democratic Party	Hizb Al-Waad حزب الوعد	NSDP	Gina Hobeika	Currently has no MP	Secularism	Officially secular; Mainly Maronite Christian

Islamic Charitable Projects Association	Jam'iyat al-Mashari' al-Khayriya al-Islamiya Al-Ahbash الأحباش	ICPA	Abdallah al-Harari	Currently has one MP	Sunni Muslim

Federation of Popular Leagues and Committees	Tajamo' Al-Lijan wal Rawabit al-Shaabiya تجمع اللجان والروابط الشعبية	FPLC	Maan Bashour	Currently has no MP	Nasserism; Arabic Nationalism	Officially Secular, mainly Sunni Muslim

Socialist Arab Union	Al-Ittihad al-Ishtiraki al-Arabi الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي	SAU	Omar Harb	Currently has no MP	Socialist	Secular

-	Union Party حزب الإتحاد	Hizb al-Ittihad حزب الإتحاد	UP	Abdelrahim Mrad	Currently has one MP	Nasserism	Officially Secular, Mainly Sunni Muslim

Union of Muslim Ulama	Tajamo' al-Ulamaa' al-Muslimin تجمع العلماء المسلمين	UMU	Gathering rather than a party	Islamist	All Muslim sects

Democratic Nasserite Movement	Harakat al-Nassiriyin al-Dimocratiyoon حركة الناصريين الدمقراطيون	DNM	Currently has no MP	Nasserism	Sunni Muslim

Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement	Harakat an-Nidal al-Arabi al-Lubnani حركة النضال العربي اللبناني	LASM	Faysal Dawood	Currently has no MP	Arabism	Officially Secular, Mainly Druze

Alawite Youth Movement	Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Alawi حركة الشباب العلوي	AYM	Rifaat Eid	Currently has no MP	Extension of the Arab Democratic Party	Alawite Muslim

Lebanese Democratic Youth Union	Ittihad al-Shabab al-Dimoqraty al-Lubnany إتحاد الشباب الدمقراطي اللبناني	UJDL	Affiliated to the Lebanese Communist Party	Communist	Secular

Islamic Unification Movement	Harakat Al-Tawhid Al-Islamy حركة التوحيد الإسلامي	IUM	Said Shaaban	Currently has no MP	Islamism	Sunni Muslim

Akkar Popular Assembly	At-Tajamo' al-Shaabi al-Aakari التجمّع الشعبي العكاري	Wajih Baarini	Feudalism	Sunni Muslim

National Youth Party	Hizb al-Shabab al-Watani حزب الشباب الوطني	Ahmad Karami	Secular

March 14 Alliance[edit]

-	Future Movement	Tayyar Al Mustaqbal تيار المستقبل	FM	Saad Hariri	Currently has 20 MPs	Conservative liberalism Lebanese nationalism	Officially secular; Mainly Sunnites.

Independents within March 14 alliance	Currently has 13 MPs

Lebanese Forces	al-Quwat al-Lubnāniyya القوات اللبنانية	LF	Samir Geagea	Currently has 15 MPs	Lebanese Christian nationalism	Officially secular; mainly Christians.

-	Kataeb Party (Lebanese Phalange Party)	al-Kataeb al-Lubnāniyya حزب الكتائب اللبنانية	Kataeb	Samy Gemayel	Currently has 3 MPs	Christian democracy, Phoenicianism	Mainly Maronite Christian

Social Democrat Hunchakian Party	Hizb al-Henchag حزب الهنشاق (حزب الهنشاق الديمقراطي الإجتماعي)	Henchag (SDHP) Սոցիալ Դեմոկրատ Հնչակեան Կուսակցութիւն (ՍԴՀԿ)	Currently has no MP	Socialist	Armenian Secular

-	National Liberal Party	Hizb al-Wataniyyin al-Ahrar حزب الوطنيين الأحرار	NLP	Dory Chamoun	Currently has no MPs. Part of Qornet Shehwan Gathering	Liberalism	Maronite Christian

Democratic Left	Harakat Al-Yassar ll-Dimoqrati حركة اليسار الديمقراطي	DL	Elias Attallah	Currently has 1 MP	Left-wing	Secular

Islamic Group	Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya الجماعة الإسلامية	JI	[N/A]	Currently has 0 MP	Islamist	Sunni Muslim

Armenian Democratic Liberal Party - Ramgavar	Hizb al-Ramgavar حزب الرمغفار (الحزب الديمقراطي الليبرالي الأرمني)	Ramgavar (ADL) Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցութիւն (ՌԱԿ)	Hagop Kassardjian	Currently has no Lebanese MP	Liberalism	Armenian Secular

Independence Movement	Harakat Al-Istiklal حركة الإسنقلال	Al Haraka	Nayla Moawad, Michel Moawad, Jawad Boulos and Youssef El Douaihy	Currently has one MPs. Part of Qornet Shehwan Gathering	Lebanese nationalism	Officially secular; Mainly Maronite Christian

Democratic Renewal	Harakat al-Tajaddod al-Dimoqrati حركة التجدد الدمقراطي	DRM	Nassib Lahoud	Currently has no MP	Reformism	Secular

Lebanese National Bloc	Hizb al-Kitla al-Wataniya حزب الكتلة الوطنية	NB	Carlos Eddé	Currently has no MPs	Lebanese nationalism	Officially secular; mainly Maronite Christian

Free Lebanese Armenian Movement	Harakit Al-Lubnaniyin Al-Arman Al-Ahrar حركة اللبنانيين الأرمن الأحرار	FLAM	Currently has no MP	Liberalism	Armenian-Secular

Free Shiite Movement	Tayyar el-Shi'i el-Horr التيار الشيعي الحرّ	TSH	Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan	Currently has no MP	Islamism	Shiite Muslim

Lebanese Peace Party	Hizb as-Salām al-Lubnāny حزب السلام اللبناني	LPP	Roger Edde	Currently has 0 MP	Secular

Muahedeen Group	Jamaat AL-Muahedeen جماعة الموحدين	JM	Khaled Alhassanieh	Currently has 0 MPs	Tawhid,	Mainly Druze

Syriac Union Party	Hizb al Ittihad al Siryāni حزب الاتحاد السرياني	SUP	Ibrahim Mrad	Currently has no MPs	Syriac Christian interest	Mainly Syriac Christian

Shuraya Party	Hizb Al-Shurāya شــورايـا	Currently has no MPs	Assyrianism	Assyrian

Other parties in Lebanon[edit]

-	Sabaa Party	Hezb Sabaa حزب سبعة	٧	Jad Dagher	Currently has 1 MP	Centrist, Secular	Secular

-	KAFEH! movement	حركة كافح! (كوادر أناركية فاعلة حرة)	currently has no MP	Anarchism	secular

-	Party of Lebanon	Hezb Loubnan حزب لبنان	POL	Jacques Machaalani	Currently has no MP	Secular	For a true secular democracy and full equality of rights of the citizens

-	Mowatinoun wa Mowatinat fi Dawla	Mowatinoun was Mowatinat fi Dawla مواطنون ومواطنات في دولة	MMFD	Charbel Nahas	Currently has no MP	Secular

Socialist Arab Lebanon Vanguard Party	Hizb Al-Taliyeh Lubnan Al-'Arabi Al-Ishtiraki حزب طليعة لبنان العربي الاشتراكي	Abd al-Majid Rafei	Currently has no MP	Ba'athism (Saddamism)	Lebanese branch of the Iraqi Ba'ath party

-	Hizb ut-Tahrir	Hizb ut-Tahrir حزب التحرير	HT	Ata Abu Rashta	Currently has no MP	Officially Islamism	Officially Islamic; Mainly Sunni

-	Progressive Socialist Party	Hizb al-Taqadummi al-Ishtiraki الحزب التقدمي الإشتراكي	PSP	Walid Jumblatt	Currently has 7 MPs	Officially Socialism	Officially secular; Mainly Druze

United Lebanese League	Itihad al-Rabitat al-Lubnanyieh اتحاد الرابطات اللبنانية	ULL	Rabih Chafi	Currently has no MPs	Officially Nationalism	Officially Secular; Mainly includes Lebanese abroad

-	Taghyir Movement	Haraket El Taghyir	Elie Mahfoud Mahfoud	Currently has no MPs	Officially Nationalism	Officially Secular; Mainly includes Lebanese abroad

Movement of Lebanese Nationalism	Xaraqit L Cawmiyye L Lebnaaniyye حركة القومية اللبنانية	XCL (www.X-C-L.org)	Elie Hawi	Currently has no MP	Nationalism	Secular; also known as Guardians of the Cedars

National Dialogue Party	Hizb Al-Hiwar Al-Watani حزب الحوار الوطني	NDP	Fouad Makhzoumi	Currently has no MP	Capitalism	Officially Secular Mainly Sunni Muslim

-	Green Party of Lebanon	Hezb al Khodor al-Lubnani حزب الخضر اللبناني	GPL	Philip Skaf	Currently has no MP	Green politics, Nationalist, Conservatism,	Secular / Environmentalist

-	Aramean Democratic Organisation	At-Tanzim al-Arami al-Dimoqraty التنظيم الآرامي الديمقراطي	ArDO	Gabi Gallo	Currently has no MP	Nationalist, Conservatism, Right wing	Aramean Christians

Democratic Socialist Party	Hizb Al-Ishtiraki Al-Dimoqraty الحزب الإشتراكي الديمقراطي	DSPL	Kamel Asaad	Currently has no MP	Socialism	Officially Secular, but mainly Shiite Muslim

Islamic Gathering Movement	Harakat at-Tajammo' al-Islamy حركة التجمّع الإسلامي	Islamic	Sunni Muslim

Lebanese Democratic Movement	Tayyar Lubnan al-Dimoqraty تيار لبنان الديمقراطي	Jack Tamer	Social democracy	Secular

Lebanese Movement	Harakat Lubnan حركة لبنان	Nabil Mshantaf

Lebanese Option Gathering	Tayyar al-Intimaa' al-Lubnani تيار الإنتماء اللبناني	LOG	Ahmad al-Asaad	Currently has no MP	Liberalism	Officially Secular but mainly Shiite Muslim

Lebanese People's Front	Jabhat al-Shaab al-Lubnany جبهة الشعب اللبناني	Joseph Haddad

Liberty Front	Jabhat al Horriya جبهة الحرية	Fouad Abou Nader	Also known as Lebanese Forces Resistance, the Lebanese Christian Resistance	Center right	Officially secular; Traditionally Christian

Al-Hizb al-Jumhury al-Mustakel	Independent Republican Party الحزب الجمهوري المستقل	Founder Khaled Al-Hassanieh	Center right	Mainly Druze

Najjadeh Party	Hizb Al-Nejjadeh حزب النجادة	Mustapha Hakim	Big following among Sunni and other Muslims in the 1940s, 50s and 60s	Arab Nationalism	Sunni Muslim

National Progressive Movement	Harakat al-Taqaddom al-Watani حركة التقدّم الوطني	Founder was Jamil Lahoud, Pr.Émile Lahoud's father	Secular

-	The United Phoenician Party	Phoenician Party	UPP	Cadmus Hanna	International Lebanese United Phoenician Party, Lebanese United Phoenician Party, Lebanese Phoenician Party Alliance	Phoenician Nationalism	Secular

-	Phoenician Party	Phoenician Party	PP	Antonios Abidaoud	Phoenician Alliance	Phoenician-Lebanese state	Secular

National Labor Movement	Hizb al-Aamal al-Watani حزب العمل اللبناني	Communism	Secular

Phoenician Party-One Lebanon	Phoenician Party	PHP	V.Assaf	Nationalism	Phoenicians

Islamic Jihad Movement (Lebanon)	Harakat al-Jihad al-Islamy حركة الجهاد الإسلامي	Islamism	Sunni Muslim

New Lebanese Movement	Harakat al-Lubnaniyin al-Jodod حركة اللبنانيين الجدد	Danny Abdel Khalek	Secularism	Secular

The Independents	Al-Mustakiloon المستقلون	Secular

Republican Reform Party	Al-Hizb al-Islahi al-Jumhuri الحزب الإصلاحي الجمهوري	Charles Chidiac	Liberalism	Secular

Arab Socialist Party	Al-Hizb al-Arabi al-Ishtiraki الحزب العربي الإشتراكي	Socialism	Secular

Lebanese Labor Party	Hizb al-Aamal al-Lubnany حزب العمل اللبناني	communism	Secular

Democratic Labor Party	Al-Hizb al-'Ommali al-Dimoqraty الحزب العمّالي الديمقراطي	Elias Abu Rizk	socialism	Secular

Democratic Secular Party	Al-Hizb al-'Ilmani al-Dimoqraty الحزب العلماني الديمقراطي	secularism	Secular

Lebanese Ecology Party	Hizb al-Bi'a al-Lubnany حزب البيئة اللبناني	Habib Maalouf	ecology	Secular

Popular Democratic Party	Al-Hizb al-Shaabi al-Dimoqraty الحزب الشعبي الديمقراطي	Secular

Party of Socialist Revolution	Hizb al-Thawra al-Ishtirakiyya حزب الثورة الإشتراكية	Maoist Communism	Secular

Free Alternative	Al Badil Al Taharouri البديل التحرّري	Anarchism	Secular

National Party	Al-Hizb al-Watani الحزب الوطني	Secular

Lebanese Arab Movement	Harakat Lubnan al-Arabi حركة لبنان العربي	Nasserism	Sunni Muslim

Lebanese National League	Al-Rabita al-Wataniya al-Lubnaniyya الرابطة الوطنية اللبنانية	Wajeb Kanso	Left-wing	Secular

Lebanese Resistance Brigades	Saraya al-Moqawama al-Lubnaniyya سرايا المقاومة اللبنانية	Extension of Hizbollah	Secular

Nasserite Nationalist Organisation	At-Tanzim al-Qawmi an-Nassiri التنظيم القومي الناصري	Nasserism; Arab Nationalism	Secular

Justice and Development movement	Tayyar el 'Adel wal Tanmiya تيار العدل والتنمية	Secular

Cedars Movement	Tayyar al-Arz تيار الأرز	Secular

Organization of Communist Action	Moonazzamat al-'Amal al-Shuyoo'i منظمة العمل الشيوعي	Ibrahim Muhsen	Ibrahim Muhsen	Communism; Arab Nationalism	Secular

Revolutionary Communist Group	At-Tajamo' Al-Shuyoo'i Al-Thawri التجمّع الشيوعي الثوري	Camil Dagher	Communism; Trotskyism	Secular

Leftist Assembly for Change	At-Tajamo' Al-Yasari Min Ajli Al Taghyeer التجمّع اليساري من اجل التغيير	TYMAT	Revolutionary Socialism; Trotskyism; Leninism	Secular

Civil society Movement	Tayyar al-Mojtama' al-Madani تيار المجتمع المدني	Gregoire Haddad	Secularism	Secular

Southern Christian Assembly	At-Tajamo' al-Massihi al-Janoubi التجمع المسيحي الجنوبي	Christian conservatism	Christian

Kurdish Democratic Party	Al-Hizb Al-Kurdi Al-Dimoqraty الحزب الكردي الديمقراطي	Riyad Mihhu	Kurdish

Razkari Party	Hizb Razkari حزب رزكاري	Mahmoud Khodr Fattah Ahmad	Kurdish

Lebanese secular movement	Al-haraka Al-3oulmaniyya Al-loubnaniyya الحركة العلمانية اللبنانية	LSM	Jad Moukarzel	Secularism	Secular

Guardians of the Cedars	Hizb Horras al-Arz حزب حرّاس الأرز	Etienne Sakr	Phoenician Nationalism, conservatism, far-right	Multiconfessional, but mainly Maronite Christian

N/A	Regressive Isolationist Party	Al-Hizb Al-Raj'i Al-I'tizali الحزب الرجعي الإعتزالي

N/A	Islamic Amal Movement	Harakat Amal Al-Islamiya حركة أمل الإسلامية	Sobhi Toufaily	Islamism	Shi'a Muslim

Defunct parties[edit]

-	Lebanese Resistance Movement (Tanzim)	Harakat al-Moqawama al-Lubnaniya (Tanzim) حركة المقاومة اللبنانية - التنظيم	The Party disappeared after its militias disbanding	Christian Conservatism	Maronite Christian

Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG)	Harakat al-Shabab al-Lubnaniya حركة الشباب اللبنانية	Bachir Maroun	Christian Conservatism	Maronite Christian

Constitutional Bloc Party	Hizb al-Kutla al-Doostooriya حزب الكتلة الدستورية	Khalil El-Khoury	Mainly created by Pr. Bechara El Khoury to oppose Emile Edde's National Bloc during the post-independence period	Feudalism	Secular

The Great Lebanese Labor Party	Al-Hizb al-'Ommali al-Lubnany al-Kabir الحزب العمالي اللبناني الكبير	This party existed during the French Mandate of Lebanon	Communism	Secular

Deprived Movement	Harakat al-Mahroomin حركة المحرومين	Musa al-Sadr	Ancestor of Amal	Secular

-	Arab Nationalists Movement	Harakat al-Qawmiyyin al-'Arab حركة القوميين العرب

Social Democratic Youth	Al-Shabab al-Ijtimai al-Dimoqraty الشباب الإجتماعي الديمقراطي	Formed by Claude F. and decided tasks to a Committee of 21 members	A None official party founded year 2002, by activist Claude F. for a non hereditary sectarian Lebanon and socialist approach.	Social, Democratic	Secular

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The Lebanese Democratic Party (Arabic: الحزب الديمقراطي اللبناني‎ Hizb al-democraty al-lubnany) is a political party in Lebanon established by Prince Talal Arslan.

final_sentence: The Lebanese Democratic Party (Arabic: الحزب الديمقراطي اللبناني‎ Hizb al-democraty al-lubnany) is a political party in Lebanon established by Prince Talal Arslan.