Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc

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

Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
ChamberParliament of Lebanon
Member partiesHezbollah
PresidentMohammad Raad
Representation
13 / 128 (10%)
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Historical membership
Election Party/Bloc Seats Change Ref
1992      Hezbollah
8 / 128 (6%)
 1
1996      Hezbollah
7 / 128 (5%)
 1
2000      Hezbollah
10 / 128 (8%)
 3
2005      Hezbollah
14 / 128 (11%)
 4
2009      Hezbollah
13 / 128 (10%)
 1 [5]
2018      Hezbollah
13 / 128 (10%)
 [6]

Affiliated MPs

2009 election

The Bloc won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2009 general election:[7]

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[8]
Kamel al-Rifai      Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Sunni

2018 election

The Bloc again won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election:[9][10]

Name Party/Bloc District Religion Notes
Ali Ammar      Hezbollah Baabda Shia Nephew of Mahmoud Ammar
Amin Sharri      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
Elwalid Succariyeh      Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Sunni[11]
Ihab Hamadeh      Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia
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References
  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.
  5. "March14 - March 8 MPs". Now Lebanon. June 11, 2009.
  6. "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. May 9, 2018.
  7. "March14 - March 8 MPs". Now Lebanon. June 11, 2009.
  8. "Final Report on the Lebanese Parliamentary Election" (PDF).
  9. "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. May 9, 2018.
  10. "The official results of the 2018 Lebanese parliamentary election". www.the961.com. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  11. "Final Report on the Lebanese Parliamentary Election" (PDF).
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