List of political parties in Lebanon

Lebanon has numerous political parties, usually with sectarian character. Since 2005, and after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, the political scene has become very polarized, with most major political parties and movements becoming part of one of two big rival alliances, the March 8 Alliance and the March 14 Alliance. However, there are also a number of independent Lebanese politicians who are not specifically part of any of the two, but considered "independent" (a third force) loosely allied as a group to supporting the incumbent Lebanese President, now Michel Suleiman. There are also some other independent groups that have not allied with any of the sectarian figures.

Parties

Although almost every party is strongly dominated by a particular faith community, it should be noted that most nonetheless maintain that they are secular.

Party Emblem	Name (English)	Name (Arabic)	Acronym	Leader or Chairman	Number of seats in 2009	Political Position	Sect or ethnic group
March 8 Alliance
	Free Patriotic Movement	At-Tayyar al-Watani al- Horr التيار الوطني الحرّ	FPM	Gebran Bassil	Currently has 20 MPs	Centrist	Officially secular; Traditionally Christian
	Amal Movement	Harakat Amal Full name: Afwaj al-Muqāwama al-Lubnāniyya حركة أمل [أفواج المقاومة اللبنانية]	Amal أمل	Nabih Berri	Currently has 13 MPs	Conservatism	Shiite Muslim
	Hezbollah	Hizbullah حزب الله	HA	Hassan Nasrallah	Currently has 13 MPs	Shia Islamist	Shiite Muslim
	El Marada	Tayyar Al-Marada تيار المردة	MM	Suleiman Frangieh, Jr.	Currently has 3 MPs	Christian nationalism	Mainly Maronite Christian
	Majd Movement	Harakat Majd حركة مجد	-	Najib Mikati	Currently has 2 MPs	Centrist	Mainly Sunni Muslim
	Syrian Social Nationalist Party	Al-Hizb al-Suri al-Qawmi al-Ijtima'i الحزب السوري القومي الإجتماعي	SSNP	Assaad Hardan	Currently has 2 MPs	Syrian nationalism	Secular with support across all the communities
	Lebanese Democratic Party	Al-Hizb al-Dimoqrati al-Lubnāni الحزب الديمقراطي اللبناني	LDP	Prince Talal Arslan	Currently has 1 MPs	Conservatism	Officially Secular, mainly Druze
	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party			Assem Qanso	Currently has 2 MP	Socialism;Arab Nationalism	secular
	Armenian Revolutionary Federation	Tashnag حزب الطاشناق الإتحاد الثوري الأرمني (طاشناكتسوتيون)	ARF Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն (ՀՅԴ)	Hagop Khatcherian	Currently has 2 MP	Social democracy Armenian nationalism	Armenian-Secular
	Solidarity Party	Hizb at-Tadamon حزب التضامن	Tadamon	Emile Rahme	Currently has 1 MPs	-	Christian
	Popular Bloc or Skaff Bloc	At-Takattol al-Shaa'bi التكتّل الشعبي	-	Elias Skaff	Currently has no MPs	Feudalism	Greek Catholic Christian
	Lebanese Republican Party	Al-Hizb al-Jumhury al-lubnāni الحزب الجمهوري اللبناني	PRL حجل	Imad Jaara (Geara)		Liberal	Secular, anti-confessionalist
	Christian Democratic Party	Al-Hizb al-Massihi al-Dimoqrati الحزب المسيحي الدمقراطي	CDP	Neemtallah Abi Nasr	Currently has no MPs	-	Christian
	Popular Nasserite Organization	Al-Tanzim al-Shaabi al-Nassiri التنظيم الشعبي الناصري	NPO	Ossama Saad	Currently has no MP	Nasserism; Socialism; Arab nationalism	Sunni Muslim
	Lebanese Communist Party	Al-Hizb al-Shooyoo'i al-Lubnāny الحزب الشيوعي الليناني	LCP	Khaled Hadadi	Currently has no MP	Communism	Secular
	Arab Liberation Party	Hizb at-Taharror al-Arabi حزب التحرر العربي	ALP	Omar Karami	Currently has no MP	Feudalism	Sunni Muslim
	Movement of Independent Nasserites - al-Murabitoun	Harakat an-Nassiriyin al-Mustakilleen - Al Mourabitoon حركة الناصريين المستقلين - المرابطون	INM	Ibrahim Kulaylat	Currently has no MP	Nasserism;Arab Nationalism	Mainly Sunni Muslim, but some Shiite and Druze support
	Worker's League	Rabitat Al-Shaghila رابطة الشغيلة	WL	Zaher Khatib	Currently has no MP	Communist; Arab Nationalism	Secular
	People's Movement	Harakat Al-Shaab حركة الشعب	SHAAB	Najah Wakim	Currently has no MP	Nasserism; Socialism; Arab Nationalism	Secular
	Nasserite Unification movement	Al-Haraka al-Tawhidiyya an-Nassiriyya الحركة التوحيدية الناصرية	NUM	-	Currently has no MP	Nasserism	Secular
	Islamic Labor Front	Jebhat al-Aamal al-Islamy جبهة العمل الإسلامي	-	Fathi Yakan	-	Islamism	Sunni Muslim
	Lebanese Unification Movement	Tayyar at-Tawhid al-Lubnany تيار النوحيد اللبناني	UC	Wiam Wahhab	Currently has no MP	Arab Nationalism	Officially Secular, Mainly Druze
	Lebanese Popular Congress	Al-Mo'tamar al-Shaabi al-Lubnany المؤتمر الشعبي اللبناني	LPC	Kamal Chatilla	Currently has no MP	Nasserism	Sunni Muslim
	Arab Democratic Party	Al-Hizb al-Arabi al-Dimoqraty الحزب العربي الدمقراطي	ADP	Ali Eid	Currently has no MP	Pan-Arab nationalism and radical socialism	Alawite Muslim
	Promise Party or National Secular Democratic Party	Hizb Al-Waad حزب الوعد	NSDP	Gina Hobeika	Currently has no MP	Secularism	Officially secular; Mainly Maronite Christian
	Islamic Charitable Projects Association	Jam'iyat al-Mashari' al-Khayriya al-Islamiya Al-Ahbash الأحباش	ICPA	Abdallah al-Harari	Currently has no MP		Sunni Muslim
	Federation of Popular Leagues and Committees	Tajamo' Al-Lijan wal Rawabit al-Shaabiya تجمع اللجان والروابط الشعبية	FPLC	Maan Bashour	Currently has no MP	Nasserism; Arabic Nationalism	Officially Secular, mainly Sunni Muslim
	Socialist Arab Union	Al-Ittihad al-Ishtiraki al-Arabi الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي	SAU	Omar Harb	Currently has no MP	Socialist	Secular
	Union Party حزب الإتحاد	Hizb al-Ittihad حزب الإتحاد	UP	Abdelrahim Mrad	Currently has no MP	Nasserism	Officially Secular, Mainly Sunni Muslim
	Union of Muslim Ulama	Tajamo' al-Ulamaa' al-Muslimin تجمع العلماء المسلمين	UMU	-	Gathering rather than a party	Islamist	All Muslim sects
	Democratic Nasserite Movement	Harakat al-Nassiriyin al-Dimocratiyoon حركة الناصريين الدمقراطيون	DNM	-	Currently has no MP	Nasserism	Sunni Muslim
	Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement	Harakat an-Nidal al-Arabi al-Lubnani حركة النضال العربي اللبناني	LASM	Faysal Dawood	Currently has no MP	Arabism	Officially Secular, Mainly Druze
	Alawite Youth Movement	Harakat Al-Shabab Al-Alawi حركة الشباب العلوي	AYM	Rifaat Eid	Currently has no MP	Extension of the Arab Democratic Party	Alawite Muslim
	Lebanese Democratic Youth Union	Ittihad al-Shabab al-Dimoqraty al-Lubnany إتحاد الشباب الدمقراطي اللبناني	UJDL	-	Affiliated to the Lebanese Communist Party	Communist	Secular
	Islamic Unification Movement	Harakat Al-Tawhid Al-Islamy حركة التوحيد الإسلامي	IUM	Said Shaaban	Currently has no MP	Islamism	Sunni Muslim
	Akkar Popular Assembly	At-Tajamo' al-Shaabi al-Aakari التجمّع الشعبي العكاري	-	Wajih Baarini	-	Feudalism	Sunni Muslim
	National Youth Party	Hizb al-Shabab al-Watani حزب الشباب الوطني	-	Ahmad Karami	-	-	Secular
March 14 Alliance
	Future Movement	Tayyar Al Mustaqbal تيار المستقبل	FM	Saad Hariri	Currently has 35 MPs	Capitalism / Nationalism	Officially secular; Mainly Sunni Muslim.
	Independents within March 14 alliance	-	-	-	Currently has 13 MPs	-
	Lebanese Forces	al-Quwat al-Lubnāniyya القوات اللبنانية	LF	Samir Geagea	Currently has 8 MPs	Lebanese Christian nationalism	Officially secular; mainly Maronite Christian.
	Kataeb Party (Lebanese Phalange Party)	al-Kataeb al-Lubnāniyya حزب الكتائب اللبنانية	Kataeb	Amin Gemayel	Currently has 5 MPs	Lebanese Christian nationalism, Federalism	Mainly Maronite Christian
	Social Democrat Hunchakian Party	Hizb al-Henchag حزب الهنشاق (حزب الهنشاق الديمقراطي الإجتماعي)	Henchag (SDHP) Սոցիալ Դեմոկրատ Հնչակեան Կուսակցութիւն (ՍԴՀԿ)	-	Currently has 2 MP	Socialist	Armenian Secular
	National Liberal Party	Hizb al-Wataniyyin al-Ahrar حزب الوطنيين الأحرار	NLP	Dory Chamoun	Currently has 1 MPs. Part of Qornet Shehwan Gathering	Liberalism	Maronite Christian
	Democratic Left	Harakat Al-Yassar ll-Dimoqrati حركة اليسار الديمقراطي	DL	Elias Attallah	Currently has 1 MP	Left-wing	Secular
	Islamic Group	Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya الجماعة الإسلامية	JI	Assaad Harmouch	Currently has 1 MP	Islamist	Sunni Muslim
	Armenian Democratic Liberal Party - Ramgavar	Hizb al-Ramgavar حزب الرمغفار (الحزب الديمقراطي الليبرالي الأرمني)	Ramgavar (ADL) Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցութիւն (ՌԱԿ)	Hagop Kassardjian	Currently has 1 Lebanese MP	Liberalism	Armenian Secular
	Independence Movement	Harakat Al-Istiklal حركة الإسنقلال	Al Haraka	Nayla Moawad, Michel Moawad, Jawad Boulos and Youssef El Douaihy	Currently has no MPs. Part of Qornet Shehwan Gathering	Lebanese nationalism	Officially secular; Mainly Maronite Christian
	Democratic Renewal	Harakat al-Tajaddod al-Dimoqrati حركة التجدد الدمقراطي	DRM	Nassib Lahoud	Currently has no MP	Reformism	Secular
	Lebanese National Bloc	Hizb al-Kitla al-Wataniya حزب الكتلة الوطنية	NB	Carlos Eddé	Currently has no MPs	Lebanese nationalism	Officially secular; mainly Maronite Christian
	Free Lebanese Armenian Movement	Harakit Al-Lubnaniyin Al-Arman Al-Ahrar حركة اللبنانيين الأرمن الأحرار	FLAM	-	Currently has no MP	Liberalism	Armenian-Secular
	Free Shiite Movement	Tayyar el-Shi'i el-Horr التيار الشيعي الحرّ	TSH	Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan	Currently has no MP	Islamism	Shiite Muslim
	Lebanese Peace Party	Hizb as-Salām al-Lubnāny حزب السلام اللبناني	LPP	Roger Edde	Currently has 0 MP	-	Secular
	Muahedeen Group	Jamaat AL-Muahedeen جماعة الموحدين	JM	Khaled Alhassanieh	Currently has 0 MPs	Tawhid,	Mainly Druze
	Syriac Union Party	Hizb al Ittihad al Siryāni حزب الاتحاد السرياني	SUP	Ibrahim Mrad	Currently has no MPs	Syriac Christian interest	Mainly Syriac Christian
	Shuraya Party	Hizb Al-Shurāya شــورايـا			Currently has no MPs	Assyrianism	Assyrian
Other parties in Lebanon
	Socialist Arab Lebanon Vanguard Party	Hizb Al-Taliyeh Lubnan Al-'Arabi Al-Ishtiraki حزب طليعة لبنان العربي الاشتراكي		Abd al-Majid Rafei	Currently has no MP	Ba'athism (Saddamism)	Lebanese branch of the Iraqi Ba'ath party
	Hizb ut-Tahrir	Hizb ut-Tahrir حزب التحرير	HT	Ata Abu Rashta	Currently has no MP	Officially Islamism	Officially Islamic; Mainly Sunni
	Progressive Socialist Party	Hizb al-Taqadummi al-Ishtiraki الحزب التقدمي الإشنراكي	PSP	Walid Jumblatt	Currently has 7 MPs	Officially Socialism	Officially secular; Mainly Druze
	Movement of Lebanese Nationalism	Xaraqit L Cawmiyye L Lebnaaniyye حركة القومية اللبنانية	XCL (www.X-C-L.org)	Elie Hawi	Currently has no MP	Nationalism	Secular; also known as Guardians of the Cedars
	National Dialogue Party	Hizb Al-Hiwar Al-Watani حزب الحوار الوطني	NDP	Fouad Makhzoumi	Currently has no MP	Capitalism	Officially Secular Mainly Sunni Muslim
	Green Party of Lebanon	Hezb al Khodor al-Lubnani حزب الخضر اللبناني	GPL	Philip Skaf	Currently has no MP	Green politics, Nationalist, Conservatism,	Secular / Environmentalist
	Aramean Democratic Organisation	At-Tanzim al-Arami al-Dimoqraty التنظيم الآرامي الديمقراطي	ArDO	Gabi Gallo	Currently has no MP	Nationalist, Conservatism, Right wing	Aramean Christians
	Democratic Socialist Party	Hizb Al-Ishtiraki Al-Dimoqraty الحزب الإشتراكي الديمقراطي	DSPL	Kamel Asaad	Currently has no MP	Socialism	Officially Secular, but mainly Shiite Muslim
	Islamic Gathering Movement	Harakat at-Tajammo' al-Islamy حركة التجمّع الإسلامي	-	-	-	Islamic	Sunni Muslim
	Lebanese Democratic Movement	Tayyar Lubnan al-Dimoqraty تيار لبنان الديمقراطي	-	Jack Tamer	-	Social democracy	Secular
	Lebanese Movement	Harakat Lubnan حركة لبنان	-	Nabil Mshantaf	-	-	-
	Lebanese Option Gathering	Tayyar al-Intimaa' al-Lubnani تيار الإنتماء اللبناني	LOG	Ahmad al-Asaad	Currently has no MP	Liberalism	Officially Secular but mainly Shiite Muslim
	Lebanese People's Front	Jabhat al-Shaab al-Lubnany جبهة الشعب اللبناني	-	Joseph Haddad	-	-	-
	Liberty Front	Jabhat al Horriya جبهة الحرية	-	Fouad Abou Nader	Also known as Lebanese Forces Resistance, the Lebanese Christian Resistance	Center right	Officially secular; Traditionally Christian
	Al-Hizb al-Jumhury al-Mustakel	Independent Republican Party الحزب الجمهوري المستقل		Founder Khaled Al-Hassanieh		Center right	Mainly Druze
	Najjadeh Party	Hizb Al-Nejjadeh حزب النجادة		Mustapha Hakim	Big following among Sunni and other Muslims in the 1940s, 50s and 60s	Arab Nationalism	Sunni Muslim
-	National Progressive Movement	Harakat al-Taqaddom al-Watani حركة التقدّم الوطني	-	-	Founder was Jamil Lahoud, Pr.Émile Lahoud's father	-	Secular
	The United Phoenician Party	Hizb al-Itihad al-Finiki	-UPP	Cadmus Hanna	International Lebanese United Phoenician Party, Lebanese United Phoenician Party, Phoenician Party, Lebanese Phoenician Party Alliance	Phoenician Nationalism	Secular
	Phoenician Party	Al-Hizb al-Finiki	-	Antonios Abidaoud	Phoenician Alliance	Phoenician-Lebanese state	Secular
	National Labor Movement	Hizb al-Aamal al-Watani حزب العمل اللبناني	-	-	-	Communism	Secular
	The reformist movement in the Progressive Socialist Party	Al-Haraka al-Islahiya fil Hizb at-Takadomi al-Ishtiraki الحركة الإصلاحية في الحزب التقدّمي الإشتراكي	-	Ra'ed Sayegh	-	Socialism	Secular
	Islamic Jihad Movement (Lebanon)	Harakat al-Jihad al-Islamy حركة الجهاد الإسلامي	-	-	-	Islamism	Sunni Muslim
	New Lebanese Movement	Harakat al-Lubnaniyin al-Jodod حركة اللبنانيين الجدد		Danny Abdel Khalek	-	Secularism	Secular
	The Independents	Al-Mustakiloon المستقلون	-	-	-	-	Secular
	Republican Reform Party	Al-Hizb al-Islahi al-Jumhuri الحزب الإصلاحي الجمهوري	-	Charles Chidiac	-	Liberalism	Secular
	Arab Socialist Party	Al-Hizb al-Arabi al-Ishtiraki الحزب العربي الإشتراكي	-	-	-	Socialism	Secular
	Lebanese Labor Party	Hizb al-Aamal al-Lubnany حزب العمل اللبناني	-	-	-	communism	Secular
	Democratic Labor Party	Al-Hizb al-'Ommali al-Dimoqraty الحزب العمّالي الديمقراطي	-	Elias Abu Rizk		socialism	Secular
	Democratic Secular Party	Al-Hizb al-'Ilmani al-Dimoqraty الحزب العلماني الديمقراطي	-	-	-	secularism	Secular
	Lebanese Ecology Party	Hizb al-Bi'a al-Lubnany حزب البيئة اللبناني	-	-	-	ecology	Secular
	Popular Democratic Party	Al-Hizb al-Shaabi al-Dimoqraty الحزب الشعبي الديمقراطي	-	-	-	-	Secular
	Party of Socialist Revolution	Hizb al-Thawra al-Ishtirakiyya حزب الثورة الإشتراكية	-	-	-	Maoist Communism	Secular
	Free Alternative	Al Badil Al Taharouri البديل التحرّري	-	-	-	Anarchism	Secular
	National Party	Al-Hizb al-Watani الحزب الوطني	-	-	-	-	Secular
	Lebanese Arab Movement	Harakat Lubnan al-Arabi حركة لبنان العربي	-	-	-	Nasserism	Sunni Muslim
	Lebanese National League	Al-Rabita al-Wataniya al-Lubnaniyya الرابطة الوطنية اللبنانية	-	Wajeb Kanso	-	Left-wing	Secular
	Lebanese Resistance Brigades	Saraya al-Moqawama al-Lubnaniyya سرايا المقاومة اللبنانية	-	-	Extension of Hizbollah	-	Secular
	Nasserite Nationalist Organisation	At-Tanzim al-Qawmi an-Nassiri التنظيم القومي الناصري	-	-	-	Nasserism; Arab Nationalism	Secular
	Justice and Development movement	Tayyar el 'Adel wal Tanmiya تيار العدل والتنمية	-	-	-	-	Secular
	Cedars Movement	Tayyar al-Arz تيار الأرز	-	-	-	-	Secular
	Organization of Communist Action	Moonazzamat al-'Amal al-Shuyoo'i منظمة العمل الشيوعي	Ibrahim Muhsen	Ibrahim Muhsen	-	Communism; Arab Nationalism	Secular
	Revolutionary Communist Group	At-Tajamo' Al-Shuyoo'i Al-Thawri التجمّع الشيوعي الثوري	-	Camil Dagher	-	Communism; Trotskyism	Secular
	Leftist Assembly for Change	At-Tajamo' Al-Yasari Min Ajli Al Taghyeer التجمّع اليساري من اجل التغيير	TYMAT	-	-	Revolutionary Socialism; Trotskyism; Leninism	Secular
	Civil society Movement	Tayyar al-Mojtama' al-Madani تيار المجتمع المدني	-	Gregoire Haddad	-	Secularism	Secular
	Southern Christian Assembly	At-Tajamo' al-Massihi al-Janoubi التجمع المسيحي الجنوبي	-	-	-	Christian conservatism	Christian
	Kurdish Democratic Party	Al-Hizb Al-Kurdi Al-Dimoqraty الحزب الكردي الديمقراطي	-	Riyad Mihhu	-	-	Kurdish
	Razkari Party	Hizb Razkari حزب رزكاري	-	Mahmoud Khodr Fattah Ahmad	-	-	Kurdish
	Lebanese secular movement	Al-haraka Al-3oulmaniyya Al-loubnaniyya الحركة العلمانية اللبنانية	LSM	Jad Moukarzel	-	Secularism	Secular
Forbidden parties
	Guardians of the Cedars	Hizb Horras al-Arz حزب حرّاس الأرز	-	Etienne Sakr	-	Phoenician Nationalism, conservatism, far-right	Multiconfessional, but mainly Maronite Christian
N/A	Regressive Isolationist Party	Al-Hizb Al-Raj'i Al-I'tizali الحزب الرجعي الإعتزالي	-	-	-	-	-
N/A	Islamic Amal Movement	Harakat Amal Al-Islamiya حركة أمل الإسلامية	-	Sobhi Toufaily	-	Islamism	Shi'a Muslim
Defunct parties
	Lebanese Resistance Movement (Tanzim)	Harakat al-Moqawama al-Lubnaniya (Tanzim) حركة المقاومة اللبنانية - التنظيم	-	-	The Party disappeared after its militias disbanding	Christian Conservatism	Maronite Christian
	Lebanese Youth Movement (MKG)	Harakat al-Shabab al-Lubnaniya حركة الشباب اللبنانية	-	Bachir Maroun	-	Christian Conservatism	Maronite Christian
	Constitutional Bloc Party	Hizb al-Kutla al-Doostooriya حزب الكتلة الدستورية	-	Khalil El-Khoury	Mainly created by Pr. Bechara El Khoury to oppose Emile Edde's National Bloc during the post-independence period	Feudalism	Secular
	The Great Lebanese Labor Party	Al-Hizb al-'Ommali al-Lubnany al-Kabir الحزب العمالي اللبناني الكبير	-	-	This party existed during the French Mandate of Lebanon	Communism	Secular
	Deprived Movement	Harakat al-Mahroomin حركة المحرومين	-	Musa al-Sadr	Ancestor of Amal	-	Secular
	Arab Nationalists Movement	Harakat al-Qawmiyyin al-'Arab حركة القوميين العرب	-
	Social Democratic Youth	Al-Shabab al-Ijtimai al-Dimoqraty الشباب الإجتماعي الديمقراطي	-	- Formed by a Committee of 21 members	A None official party founded year 2002, by youth groups for a non hereditary sectarian Lebanon. Currently has no MP	Social, Democratic	Secular

See also

• Politics of Lebanon
• List of political parties by country

External links

• A Basic Guide to Lebanon's government, factions and political parties