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]
Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc | |
|---|---|
| Chamber | Parliament of Lebanon |
| Member parties | Hezbollah |
| President | Mohammad Raad |
| Representation | 15 / 128 (12%) |
Historical membership edit
| Election | Seats | Change | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12 / 128 (9%)
|
New | [5] |
| 1996 | 9 / 128 (7%)
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 3
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[5] |
| 2000 | 12 / 128 (9%)
|
 3
|
[5] |
| 2005 | 14 / 128 (11%)
|
2
|
[6] |
| 2009 | 13 / 128 (10%)
|
1
|
[7] |
| 2018 | 13 / 128 (10%)
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|
[8] |
| 2022 | 15 / 128 (12%)
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2
|
[9] |
Affiliated MPs edit
2009 election edit
The Bloc won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2009 general election:[7]
2018 election edit
The Bloc won 12 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election:[8][11]
2022 election edit
References edit
- ^ "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
- ^ 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.