The Azm Movement ( ar, تيار العزم) is a
political party in
Lebanon, founded and led by Prime Minister of Lebanon
Najib Miqati and has 0 members in parliament.
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Political Party Mapping in Lebanon Ahead of the 2018 Elections
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As of 2018 Haitham Ezzedine served as coordinator of the Azm Movement in
Akkar.
مَن ينتخب تيار العزم في عكار؟
''Al-Modon''
History
The Azm Movement participated in the parliamentary elections of 2000 and 2009 by nominating its leader, Najib Mikati, in the Tripoli constituency, for the Sunni seat, and was able to win both times.
The party participated in the 2018 parliamentary elections in the Minnieh, Dinnieh, Tripoli electoral district, which was conducted according to the new proportional system, and announced the formation of a list called "List of Determination", which achieved a great victory and ranked second in Tripoli with more than 40 thousand votes, and the party won four seats:
Najib Mikati for the Sunni
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...
seat; Ali Darwish for the Alawite
The Alawis, Alawites ( ar, علوية ''Alawīyah''), or pejoratively Nusayris ( ar, نصيرية ''Nuṣayrīyah'') are an ethnoreligious group that lives primarily in Levant and follows Alawism, a sect of Islam that originated from Shia Isl ...
seat; Jean Obeid for the Maronite
The Maronites ( ar, الموارنة; syr, ܡܖ̈ܘܢܝܐ) are a Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and Levant region of the Middle East, whose members traditionally belong to the Maronite Church, with the larges ...
seat and Nicolas Nahas
Nicolas Nahas (born 28 November 1946) is a Lebanese businessman and politician. He was the minister of economy and trade between 2011 and 2014.
Early life and education
Nahas was born in Tripoli on 28 November 1946. He received a bachelor of sci ...
for the Orthodox seat. Jean Obeid died during his term in 2021.
References
External links
Party website
2004 establishments in Lebanon
Political parties established in 2004
Political parties in Lebanon
Secularism in Lebanon
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