March 14 Alliance
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| Leader | Saad Hariri |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Ideology | anti-Assad regime |
| Seats in the Parliament of Lebanon: |
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| This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Lebanon |
The March 14 Alliance (Arabic: تحالف 14 آذار Taḥāluf 14 Adhār), named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon formed in 2005 that are united by their anti-Syrian regime stance, led by MP Saad Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, as well as other figures such as Amine Gemayel, president of the Kataeb Party.
Constituent parties [edit]
| Party | Arabic name | Seats in Parliament (after 2009 election) | Demographic base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Movement | Tayyar Al Mustaqbal تيار المستقبل |
26 | Secular; Mainly Sunni Muslim. |
| Independents | 13 | ||
| Lebanese Forces | al-quwāt al-lubnāniyah القوات اللبنانية |
8 | Secular; Maronite. |
| Lebanese Phalanges | al-Kataeb al-Lubnāniyya حزب الكتائب اللبنانية |
5 | Mainly Maronite Christian |
| Social Democrat Hunchakian Party | Hizb al-Henchag حزب الهنشاق (حزب الهنشاق الديمقراطي الإجتماعي) |
2 | Secular, Armenian |
| National Liberal Party | Hizb al-Wataniyyin al-Ahrar حزب الوطنيين الأحرار |
1 | Maronite Christian |
| Democratic Left | Harakat Al-Yassar ll-Dimoqrati حركة اليسار الديمقراطي |
1 | Secular |
| Islamic Group | Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya الجماعة الإسلامية |
1 | Sunni Muslim |
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party - Ramgavar | Hizb al-Ramgavar حزب الرمغفار (الحزب الديمقراطي الليبرالي الأرمني) |
1 | Secular, Armenian |
| Independence Movement | Harakat Al-Istiklal حركة الإسنقلال |
0 | Officially secular; Mainly Maronite Christian |
| Democratic Renewal | Harakat al-Tajaddod al-Dimoqrati حركة التجدد الدمقراطي |
0 | Secular |
| Lebanese National Bloc | Hizb al-Kitla al-Wataniya حزب الكتلة الوطنية |
0 | Officially secular; mainly Maronite Christian |
| Free Lebanese Armenian Movement | Harakit Al-Lubnaniyin Al-Arman Al-Ahrar حركة اللبنانيين الأرمن الأحرار |
0 | Secular, Armenian |
| Free Shiite Movement | Tayyar el-Shi'i el-Horr التيار الشيعي الحرّ |
0 | Shiite Muslim |
| Lebanese Peace Party | Hizb as-Salām al-Lubnāny حزب السلام اللبناني |
0 | Secular |
| Muahedeen Group | Jamaat Al-Muahedeen جماعة الموحدين |
0 | Mainly Druze |
| Syriac Union of Lebanon | Hizb al Ittihad al Siryāni حزب الاتحاد السرياني |
0 | Syriac Christian |
| Shuraya Party | Hizb Al-Shurāya | 0 | Assyrian |
Parties that left the alliance [edit]
The Free Patriotic Movement of General Michel Aoun left the informal grouping before the 2005 general election, before March 14 was an established alliance, due to major disagreements. After the 2005 elections, The Free Patriotic Movement was alone in the opposition, but was joined one year later by the pro-Syrian government March 8 Alliance in November 2006.[citation needed]
The Progressive Socialist Party left the 14 March movement in August 2011.[citation needed]
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Independence Movement Official Web Site
- Lebanese March 14 Emigrant Assembly
- Lebanese Forces Official website
- Democratic Renewal Movement Official website
- Kataeb Party Official website
- National Liberal Party (Lebanon) Official website
- Democratic Left Movement (Lebanon) Official website
- Tajaddod/Democratic Renewal Movement Youth blog
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