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Revision as of 19:14, 10 April 2019

March 14 Alliance
تحالف ١٤ آذار
LeaderSaad Hariri
General SecretaryFares Souhaid
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
HeadquartersBeirut
IdeologyLebanese nationalism
Anti-Syrian government

Nonsectarianism
Political positionBig tent
Colors    Red, White
Parliament of Lebanon
48 / 128
Cabinet of Lebanon
11 / 30
Website
14march.org

The March 14 Alliance (Template:Lang-ar), 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 government stance and their opposition to the March 8 Alliance. It is led by Saad Hariri, second son of Rafic Hariri, as well as other prominent figures.

Parties that left the alliance

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 the sole political 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]

The National Liberal Party left the 14 March movement the 22 December 2016.

2006 Lebanon War

On the 12th of July 2006, the 2006 Lebanon War between Israel and Hezbollah started. During the war, the 14 of March Coalition took a stance against Hezbollah accusing the armed party of causing the war on Lebanon. However, Hezbollah claimed that Israel preplanned such a war, supposed to be waged on September during the annual rally Hezbollah holds on the International Qods (Jerusalem) Day.

The 14th of March coalition, amidst the war, urged Hezbollah to hand over their weapons, accusing the party of causing the war on Lebanon.

During the first few days of the war, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Beirut and held a meeting with the 14th of March coalition and declared afterwards that a new Middle East will be born after this war, saying: "It's time for a new Middle East". Rice and Fouad Siniora met during her visit to Lebanon.

Claims

The principal political claims of the March 14 Alliance are:

Member parties

Party Ideology Demographic base Party seats
Represented parties
bgcolor="Template:Future Movement/meta/color"| Future Movement Conservative liberalism Sunni Muslims
20 / 128
bgcolor="Template:Lebanese Forces/meta/color"| Lebanese Forces Christian democracy Maronite Christians
15 / 128
bgcolor="Template:Progressive Socialist Party/meta/color"| Progressive Socialist Party Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Druze
9 / 128
bgcolor="Template:Kataeb Party/meta/color"| Kataeb Party Phoenicianism Maronite Christians
3 / 128
Independence Movement Conservatism Nonsectarian (official)
Maronite Christians (majority)
1 / 128
Unrepresented parties
bgcolor="Template:National Bloc (Lebanon)/meta/color"| National Bloc Liberal conservatism Nonsectarian (official)
Maronite Christians (majority)
0 / 128
bgcolor="Template:National Liberal Party (Lebanon)/meta/color"| National Liberal Party National liberalism Nonsectarian (official)
Christians (majority)
0 / 128
Democratic Left Movement Social democracy Nonsectarian (official)
0 / 128
Democratic Renewal Social liberalism Nonsectarian (official)
0 / 128
Hunchakian Party Democratic socialism Armenians
0 / 128
Ramgavar Party Classical liberalism Armenians
0 / 128
Islamic Group Islamic democracy Sunni Muslims
0 / 128
Free Shia Movement Islamic democracy Shia Muslims
0 / 128
Syriac Union Party Assyrian self-determination Assyrians (Nonsectarian)
0 / 128
Shuraya Party Assyrian self-determination Assyrians (Christians)
0 / 128

2018 legislative elections

The alliance gathered 47 seats out of 128 (37%), in the 2018 legislative elections.

Name Party District Religion
Saad Hariri   Future Movement Beirut II Sunni
Nohad Machnouk   Future Movement Beirut II Sunni
Rola Tabsh Jaroudi   Future Movement Beirut II Sunni
Tamam Salam   Future Movement Beirut II Sunni
Nazih Najem   Future Movement Beirut II Greek Orthodox
Walid Baarini   Future Movement Akkar Sunni
Tarek El Merhebi   Future Movement Akkar Sunni
Mohamed Sleiman   Future Movement Akkar Sunni
Hadi Hobeich   Future Movement Akkar Maronite
Sami Fatfat   Future Movement Dinniyeh Sunni
Othman Alameddine   Future Movement Minyeh Sunni
Samir Jisr   Future Movement Tripoli Sunni
Mohamed Kabara   Future Movement Tripoli Sunni
Dima Jamali   Future Movement Tripoli Sunni
Mohamed Hajjar   Future Movement Chouf Sunni
Bahia Hariri   Future Movement Saida Sunni
Mohamed Karaawi   Future Movement West Bekaa Rashaya Sunni
Bakr Hujeiri   Future Movement Baalbeck Hermel Sunni
Assem Araji   Future Movement Zahle Sunni
Henri Chedid   Independent West Bekaa Rashaya Maronite
Michel Moawad   Independence Movement Zgharta Maronite
Imad Wakim   Lebanese Forces Beirut I Greek Orthodox
Wehbe Katicha   Lebanese Forces Akkar Greek Orthodox
Fady Saad   Lebanese Forces Batroun Maronite
Sethrida Tawk   Lebanese Forces Bsharri Maronite
Joseph Ishac   Lebanese Forces Bsharri Maronite
Ziad Hawat   Lebanese Forces Jbeil Maronite
Chawki Daccache   Lebanese Forces Keserwan Maronite
Eddy Abillama   Lebanese Forces Metn Maronite
Pierre Bou Assi   Lebanese Forces Baabda Maronite
Anis Nassar   Lebanese Forces Aley Greek Orthodox
Georges Adwan   Lebanese Forces Chouf Maronite
Georges Okeis   Lebanese Forces Zahle Greek Catholic
Antoine Habchi   Lebanese Forces Baalbeck Hermel Maronite
Jean Talouzian   Independent Beirut I Armenian Catholic
Cesar Maalouf   Independent Zahle Greek Orthodox
Nadim Gemayel   Kataeb Beirut I Maronite
Samy Gemayel   Kataeb Metn Maronite
Elias Hankash   Kataeb Metn Maronite
Faisal Al Sayegh   Progressive Socialist Party Beirut II Druze
Hadi Abou Hessn   Progressive Socialist Party Baabda Druze
Henri Helou   Progressive Socialist Party Aley Maronite
Akram Chehayeb   Progressive Socialist Party Aley Druze
Taymour Jumblatt   Progressive Socialist Party Chouf Druze
Marwan Hamade   Progressive Socialist Party Chouf Druze
Bilal Abdallah   Progressive Socialist Party Chouf Sunni
Nehmeh Tohme   Progressive Socialist Party Chouf Greek Catholic
Wael Abou Faour   Progressive Socialist Party West Bekaa Rashaya Druze

See also

List of attacks in Lebanon