Development and Liberation

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Development and Liberation Bloc
ChamberParliament of Lebanon
Foundation1992
Member partiesAmal Movement
Ba'ath Party
PresidentNabih Berri
Representation
15 / 128 (12%)

Development and Liberation (Arabic: التنمية والتحرير) is the parliamentary bloc of the Amal Movement and Ba'ath Party in the Parliament of Lebanon.[1] Headed by Nabih Berri, it consists of 15 deputies after the 2022 general election.[2]

Berri headed the list of "Liberation" in the parliamentary elections that took place in southern Lebanon on 6 September 1992, which was won in full. The other lists he headed were "Liberation and Development" in the parliamentary elections on 8 September 1996, which was won in full. Since 1992 he has chaired the Liberation and Development parliamentary bloc.[3]

Election summary[edit]

Election Seats Change Source
1992
22 / 128 (17%)
New [4]
1996
20 / 128 (16%)
Decrease 2
2000
17 / 128 (13%)
Decrease 3
2005
15 / 128 (12%)
Decrease 2
2009
13 / 128 (10%)
Decrease 2
2018
17 / 128 (13%)
Increase 2 [1]
2022
15 / 128 (12%)
Decrease 2 [5]

2018–2022 session deputies[edit]

Name Party District Religion
Mohamed Khawaja   Amal Movement Beirut II Shia
Fadi Alameh   Amal Movement Baabda Shia
Nabih Berri   Amal Movement Zahrani Shia
Ali Osseiran   Amal Movement Zahrani Shia
Michel Moussa   Amal Movement Zahrani Greek Catholic
Ali Khreis   Amal Movement Tyr Shia
Inaya Ezzeddine   Amal Movement Tyr Shia
Yassine Jaber   Amal Movement Nabatieh Shia
Kassem Hachem   Ba'ath Party Marjeyoun Hasbaya Sunni
Hani Kobeissi   Amal Movement Nabatieh Shia
Ali Bazzi   Amal Movement Bint Jbeil Shia
Ayoub Hmayed   Amal Movement Bint Jbeil Shia
Ali Hassan Khalil   Amal Movement Marjeyoun Hasbaya Shia
Anwar Khalil   Amal Movement Marjeyoun Hasbaya Druze
Mohamed Nasrallah   Amal Movement West Bekaa Rashaya Shia
Ghazi Zaiter   Amal Movement Baalbeck Hermel Shia

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "البرلمان اللبناني ينقسم إلى 10 كتل نيابية و9 نواب مستقلين". الشرق الأوسط (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  2. ^ "Factbox: What is the make-up of Lebanon's new parliament?". Reuters. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. ^ Official Lebanese parliament website Archived 3 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. (PDF) . Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Nabih Berry Biography" (PDF). lp.gov.lb. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Elections 2022 - مجموع أصوات المرشحين بحسب الدوائر لعام 2022". elections.gov.lb. Retrieved 2022-05-21.