Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc

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Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
ChamberParliament of Lebanon
Member partiesHezbollah
PresidentMohammad Raad
Representation
15 / 128 (12%)

The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Arabic: كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة) is the political wing of Hezbollah in the Parliament of Lebanon.[1] Along with Amal, it dominates the March 8 Alliance and has held two seats in the Lebanese cabinet since 2012.[2][3] The party is currently led by Hezbollah member and prominent Shi'a politician Mohammad Raad.[4]

Historical membership[edit]

Election Seats Change Ref
1992
12 / 128 (9%)
Increase 12 [citation needed]
1996
9 / 128 (7%)
Decrease 3 [citation needed]
2000
12 / 128 (9%)
Increase 3 [citation needed]
2005
14 / 128 (11%)
Increase 2 [citation needed]
2009
13 / 128 (10%)
Decrease 1 [5]
2018
13 / 128 (10%)
Steady [6]
2022
15 / 128 (12%)
Increase 2

Affiliated MPs[edit]

2009 election[edit]

The Bloc won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2009 general election:[5]

Name Party/Bloc District Religion Notes
Ali Ammar   Hezbollah Baabda Shia Nephew of Mahmoud Ammar
Bilal Farhat   Hezbollah Baabda Shia
Mohammad Fneish   Hezbollah Tyre Shia Cabinet member – Minister of Sports and Youth
Nawwaf Moussawi   Hezbollah Tyre Shia
Hassan Fadlallah   Hezbollah Bint Jbeil Shia
Mohammad Raad   Hezbollah Nabatieh Shia
Ali Fayyad   Hezbollah Hasbaya/Marjeyoun Shia
Hussein Moussawi   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Hussein el Hage Hassan   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia Cabinet member – Minister of Industry
Nawwar el Sahili   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Ali Mekdad   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Elwalid Succariyeh   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Sunni[7]
Kamel al-Rifai   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Sunni

2018 election[edit]

The Bloc won 12 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election:[6][8]

Name Party/Bloc District Religion Notes
Ali Ammar   Hezbollah Baabda Shia Nephew of Mahmoud Ammar
Amin Sherri   Hezbollah Beirut II Shia
Nawwaf Moussawi   Hezbollah Tyre/Zahrani Shia
Hussein Jashi   Hezbollah Tyre/Zahrani Shia
Hassan Fadlallah   Hezbollah Bint Jbeil Shia
Mohammad Raad   Hezbollah Nabatieh Shia
Ali Fayyad   Hezbollah Hasbaya/Marjeyoun Shia
Anwar Jomma   Hezbollah Zahle Shia
Hussein el Hage Hassan   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Ibrahim Mousawi   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Ali Mekdad   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Ihab Hamadeh   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia

2022 election[edit]

Name Party/Bloc District Religion
Ali Ammar   Hezbollah Baabda Shia
Amin Sherri   Hezbollah Beirut II Shia
Raed Berro   Hezbollah Jbeil Shia
Hassan Ezzidine   Hezbollah Tyre/Zahrani Shia
Hussein Jashi   Hezbollah Tyre/Zahrani Shia
Hassan Fadlallah   Hezbollah Bint Jbeil Shia
Mohammad Raad   Hezbollah Nabatieh Shia
Ali Fayyad   Hezbollah Hasbaya/Marjeyoun Shia
Rami Hamdan   Hezbollah Zahle Shia
Yanal Al Solh   Independent Baalbeck/Hermil Sunni
Melhem Houjari   Independent Baalbeck/Hermil Sunni
Hussein el Hage Hassan   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Ibrahim Mousawi   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Ali Mekdad   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
Ihab Hamadeh   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fadlallah Hits Back at March 14 over Karam Release, Marouni Slams "Treason Accusations"". Naharnet. April 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "Members of Lebanon's new government". The Daily Star. February 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "Lebanon announces cabinet line-up under chairmanship of Hariri". Kuwait News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  4. ^ "Hezbollah's Raad slams UN chief". Now Lebanon. January 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "March14 - March 8 MPs". Now Lebanon. June 11, 2009. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Final Report on the Lebanese Parliamentary Election" (PDF).
  8. ^ "The official results of the 2018 Lebanese parliamentary election". the961.com. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-17.