Strong Republic (Lebanon)

Strong Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية القوية) is the parliamentary bloc of the Lebanese Forces in the Lebanese Parliament. It is headed by member of parliament and vice president of the Lebanese Forces party Georges Adwan. The bloc has been made up of 19 MPs since the 2022 general election making it the largest bloc in the Lebanese Parliament.

Election summary

2005–2009 session deputies

2009–2018 session deputies

2018–2022 session deputies

2022–2026 session deputies

List of draft laws proposed in parliament

Bloc events summary

2005 Bloc

The bloc refused to vote for Nabih Berri in the 2005 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election.

On 23 January 2006, MP Edmond Naim died.

2009 Bloc

The bloc refused to vote for Nabih Berri in the 2009 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election.

On May 31, 2012, MP Farid Habib died.

On July 15, 2012, LF candidate Fadi Karam won the by-elections to fill the seat of late Farid Habib.

On April 4, 2014, the bloc nominated party leader Samir Geagea for the 2014 Lebanese presidential election.

In 2016, the bloc proposed a law that protects women and other family members from domestic violence.

2018 Bloc

Members of the bloc refused to vote for Nabih Berri in the 2018 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election for the exception of Cesar Maalouf who was later expelled from the bloc on August 20, 2021.

On August 31, 2020, the Strong Republic bloc named Nawaf Salam to form the government as Prime Minister.

On October 22, 2020, MP Jean Talouzian was expelled from the bloc when he nominated Saad Hariri to be elected as Prime Minister unlike the rest of the Strong Republic bloc.

2022 Bloc

The bloc refused to vote for Nabih Berri in the 2022 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election, and had its MPs write "the strong republic" on their papers.

On July 19, 2022, MP Razi El-Hage proposed a law to adopt the majority system in municipal elections.

On September 14, 2022, LF boycotted the parliament session due to the memorial of Bachir Gemayel‘s assassination.

The Strong Republic bloc initially endorsed Michel Moawad for the 2022-2023 Lebanese presidential election. The bloc’s second endorsement was Jihad Azour.

Bloc allies

• Democratic Gathering
• Kataeb party
• Renewal Bloc

See also

• List of members of the 2005–2009 Lebanese Parliament
• List of members of the 2009–2017 Lebanese Parliament
• List of members of the 2018–2022 Lebanese Parliament
• List of members of the 2022–2026 Lebanese Parliament

References