Hezbollah's political party in Lebanon's parliament
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
Affiliated MPs
2009 election
The Bloc won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2009 general election :[ 7]
2018 election
The Bloc won 12 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election :[ 8] [ 11]
2022 election
References
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^ "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 .