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Lebanese Parliament Building
The Lebanese Parliament (, ) is the unicameral national parliament of the Republic of Lebanon. There are 128 members elected to a four-year term in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations but with half of the seats reserved for Christians and half for Muslims per Constitutional Article 24. Lebanon has universal adult suffrage. The parliament's major functions are to elect the President of the republic, to approve the government (although appointed by the President, the Prime Minister, along with the Cabinet, must retain the confidence of a majority in the Parliament), and to approve laws and expenditure. The Parliament was most recently elected on 15 May 2022. While terms are four years long, parliaments are able to extend the own terms: the parliament elected in June 2009 did so on three separate occasions, delaying the next election until May 2018 while a new electoral law was prepared. According to the Leban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Speaker Of Lebanon
The legislative speaker of Lebanon is the highest office in the legislative body of Lebanon. The current legislative body is the Parliament of Lebanon, headed by the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon, officially called the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Lebanese Republic (). The Speaker (politics), speaker and his deputy are elected by the majority of deputies vote. By National Pact, convention, the speaker is always a Shia Muslim. The current speaker is Nabih Berri, serving since 1992. List of speakers See also *President of Lebanon *Prime Minister of Lebanon References Legislative speakers of Lebanon {{Lebanon-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Lebanon Region
The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Lebanon Region, commonly known as the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Lebanon ( ''Ḥizb al-Ba‘th al-‘Arabī al-Ishtirākī fī Lubnān'') and officially the Lebanon Regional Branch, is a political party in Lebanon. It is the regional branch of the Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction). The leadership has been disputed since 2015; however, Fayez Shukr was the party leader from 2006 to 2015, when he succeeded Sayf al-Din Ghazi, who succeeded Assem Qanso. History The Lebanese branch of the undivided Ba'ath Party was formed in 1949–1950. Assem Qanso is the longest-serving secretary (leader) of the Lebanese Ba'ath Party, first from 1971 to 1989 and again from 2000 to 2005. In 1953 it merged with Arab Socialist Party headed by Akram Hourani, and the current title was adopted. One of its secretaries general was Abdallah Al Amin, headquartered in Beirut. Lebanese Civil War During the start of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, the party had an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanon First
Lebanon First () is the former parliamentary bloc of the Future Movement in the Lebanese Parliament. Headed by Saad Hariri Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri ( ; born 18 April 1970) is a Lebanese people, Lebanese businessman and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon, prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. The son of Rafic Hariri, he ..., it consisted of 19 deputies after the 2018 general election. It is now disbanded and is succeeded by the National Moderation () after Hariri's electoral boycott. Election summary 2018–2022 session deputies See also * List of members of the 2018–2022 Lebanese Parliament References Future Movement March 14 Alliance Parliamentary blocs of Lebanon {{Lebanon-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melhem Khalaf
Melhem Emile Khalaf () is a Lebanese lawyer, politician and human rights activist. He is currently a member of the Lebanese parliament since 2022, as part of the Forces of Change bloc, and was president of the Beirut Bar Association between 2019 and 2021. Early life Melhem Khalaf was born in the Ras Beirut neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon on January 20, 1962 to a Greek Orthodox family of lawyers from Baskinta. He received his secondary education in the Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour. After obtaining a law degree from Saint Joseph University of Beirut, he continued his studies at the University of Montpellier in France where he obtained a doctorate in law. Career Khalaf was registered as a trainee lawyer in the Beirut Bar Association. He then moved to the general roll, practicing the profession in his office in Beirut. He has been involved in union work since his membership, through his appointment to several committees within the association. In 1985, during the Lebanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Communist Party
The Lebanese Communist Party (LCP; , transliterated: ) is a communist party in Lebanon. It was founded in 1943 as a division of the Syrian–Lebanese Communist Party into the Syrian Communist Party and the Lebanese Communist Party, but the division was only implemented in 1964. History Creation The Syrian–Lebanese Communist Party was a Communist party operating in Syria and Lebanon, founded in 1924 by the Lebanese-Egyptian Fu'ad al-Shamali, the Lebanese Yusuf Yazbek and the Armenian Artin Madoyan.Claude Palazzoli, La Syrie - Le rêve et la rupture, Paris, Le Sycomore, 1977 It was the second Communist party to be formed in the Levant, after the Communist Party of Palestine. In Lebanon, the party initially used the name Lebanese People's Party, in an attempt to evade the ban on "Bolshevik" activities. The party was declared illegal by the Mandatory authority at first, but the ban was relaxed under the French Front Populaire government, and again in 1941. The party took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana (political Party)
Lana, officially Lana – Social Democratic Party (; ) is a reformist political party founded in Lebanon which was established on the basis of the 17 October Revolution. 2022 general elections During the 2022 Lebanese general election the party ran in Mount Lebanon 4 (Aley – Chouf) district with the candidate Halime Kaakour who was part of the "Tawahadna Lel Taghyeer" list where she ran for the Sunni Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Mu ... seat. The list was made up of other reformists such as those in the Taqaddom Party and independent candidates of the 17 October Revolution. They aimed to change the current status quo as those in the current government are deemed as responsible for driving the country into the state of economic collapse due to mismanagement and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mada (Party)
Mada () is a term used in both Hindu theology and mythology. It is one of the Arishadvargas. It refers to one of the six enemies of the mind or a vice according to the Hindu scriptures. It is the Hindu equivalent of Pride from the seven deadly sins from the Christian Theology. Hindu theology According to the Hindu theology, it signifies negative attributes such as "arrogance, excessive pride, obstinacy, stubborn mindedness".Shankarcharyara Granthabali, Basumati publication (Kolkata: 1995) volume 3 It is seen as a major obstacle to attaining moksha, or salvation. If one bears ''mada'' towards another person, they cannot attain moksha. The presence of ''Mada'' in a person leads to ignorance which in turn leads to the corruption of the mind. According to Hindu scriptures, mada is often manifested due to a variety of reasons. Hindu mythology In Hindu mythology, Mada is a gigantic asura (demon) from the Hindu text, Mahabharata. It is created by sage Chyavana in response to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Yacoubian
Paulette Siragan Yaghobian (; ; born 4 April 1976) is a Lebanese journalist, television host and politician. She worked as a host in a number of Lebanese and pan-Arab international television stations. Known for the transformational impact she's had in her organizations and the broader community, Paula became one of the experts chosen by the World Bank group as a member of their 'External Advisory Panel for Diversity and Inclusion' as a result of her advocacy for women's rights, her efforts for women empowerment, as well as for being a fierce defender of electoral women quota and a fairer electoral law in Lebanon. In 2018, she announced her candidacy for the 2018 Lebanese Parliamentary Elections, running for the Armenian Orthodox seat in the Beirut I constituency. She was officially announced as a winner following the elections which took place on Sunday 6 May 2018. On 8 August 2020, she resigned and called for a new government after the 2020 Beirut explosion. Career Yacoubian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taqaddom (Lebanon)
Taqaddom or Taqaddum (; ) is a reformist political party in Lebanon founded under the basis of the 17 October Revolution. It currently has 2 seats in the Lebanese parliament, which is part of a 13 member reformist bloc, with the likes of Najat Aoun Saliba of the Chouf district and Mark Daou of the Aley district. 2022 Lebanese general elections Like many other candidates in its region, the party was known for its anti-Hezbollah Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. I ... sentiment. It presented 2 candidates and managed to win both seats in the Mount Lebanon IV electoral district with 20,988 votes together. References 17 October Revolution 2020 establishments in Lebanon Centre-left parties in Asia Political parties established in 2020 Political parties in Lebanon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forces Of Change
The Forces of Change () is a parliamentary bloc in the Lebanese parliament which comprises multiple reformist parties and independent MPs. It originally consisted of 13 MPs following the 2022 Lebanese general election. Background Many reformist groups emerged during the 2018 Lebanese general elections standing against the 9-year ruling and mostly repeat deputies in parliament and sought for change. Most notable of the group was the Kuluna Watani alliance.''L'Orient Le Jour''. Lancement officiel des neuf listes de "Koullouna Watani"'' The alliance gathered with a new Political Party Sabaa) and 10 different campaigns and groups, most of which are connected to campaigns started in the protest movements of 2015 or the municipal elections of 2016.128Lebanon. Brief on the Lebanese Election: Speculations Rise as Deadline Nears'' The alliance included in addition to Sabaa which is a nationwide secular Political Party few local political groups, namely Libaladi in Beirut 1 and Lihaq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Revolutionary Federation In Lebanon
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF or ՀՅԴ) (; ), also known simply as Tashnag, is an Armenian political party active in Lebanon since the 1920s as an official political party in the country after having started with small student cells in the late 1890s and early 20th century. The party is considered to have the biggest political support in the Lebanese Armenian community. History The Armenian Revolutionary Federation was founded in Tiflis (Tbilisi in modern-day Georgia) in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian. The party operates in Armenia and in countries where the Armenian diaspora is present, notably in Lebanon where the Armenian Revolutionary Federation is considered the strongest political party within the Lebanese-Armenian community. The party adheres to socialism and is part of the Socialist International. 19th century until 1918 The party became initially active in Lebanon during the Ottoman Empire (end of 19th century and end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
