March 14 Alliance
The March 14 Alliance (), named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon formed in 2005 that are united by their anti-Syrian stance and by their opposition to the March 8 Alliance. It is led by Samir Geagea, as well as other prominent figures. Parties that left the alliance. The Free Patriotic Movement of General Michel Aoun left the informal grouping before the 2005 general election, before March 14 was an established alliance, due to major disagreements. After the 2005 elections, The Free Patriotic Movement was the  sole political opposition, but one year later joined the pro-Syrian government March 8 Alliance in November 2006. In 2009, the Progressive Socialist Party left the alliance. The National Liberal Party left the 14 March movement the 22 December 2016. 2006 Lebanon War. On 12 July 2006, the 2006 Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah started. During the war, the 14 of March Coalition took a stance against Hezbollah accusing the armed party of causing the war on Lebanon. However, Hezbollah claimed that Israel preplanned such a war, supposed to be waged on September during the annual rally Hezbollah holds  on the International "Qods" (Jerusalem) Day. The 14th of March coalition, amidst the war, urged Hezbollah to hand over their weapons, accusing the party of causing the war on Lebanon. During the first few days of the war, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Beirut and held a meeting with the 14th of March coalition and declared afterwards that a new Middle East will be born after this war, saying: "It's time for a new Middle East". Rice and Fouad Siniora met during her visit to Lebanon. Claims. The principal political claims of the March 14 Alliance  are: 2018 legislative elections. The alliance gathered 47 seats out of 128 (37%), in the 2018 legislative elections.