Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc

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Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة
PresidentMohammad Raad
Paramilitary wingHezbollah
Ideology
ReligionShia Islam
National affiliationMarch 8 Alliance
Parliament[6]
13 / 128 (10%)
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The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Arabic: كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة‎) is the political wing of Hezbollah in the Lebanese parliament.[7] Along with Amal, the party dominates the March 8 Alliance and since 2012 has held two seats in the Lebanese cabinet.[8][9] The party is currently led by Hezbollah member and prominent Shi'a politician Mohammad Raad.[10]

Historical membership[]

Election Seats Change Ref
1992
8 / 128 (6%)
 Decrease 1 [citation needed]
1996
7 / 128 (5%)
 Decrease 1 [citation needed]
2000
10 / 128 (8%)
 Increase 3 [citation needed]
2005
14 / 128 (11%)
 Increase 4 [citation needed]
2009
13 / 128 (10%)
 Decrease 1 [11]
2018
13 / 128 (10%)
 Steady [12]

Affiliated MPs[]

2009 election[]

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

Name Party/Bloc District Religion Notes
 [fr]   Hezbollah Baabda Shia Nephew of Mahmoud Ammar
  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[14]
  Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Sunni

2018 election[]

The Bloc again won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election:[15][16]

Name Party/Bloc District Religion Notes
 [fr]   Hezbollah Baabda Shia Nephew of Mahmoud Ammar
  Hezbollah Beirut II Shia
Nawwaf Moussawi   Hezbollah Tyre/ Shia
  Hezbollah Tyre/ Shia
Hassan Fadlallah   Hezbollah Bint Jbeil Shia
Mohammad Raad   Hezbollah Nabatieh Shia
Ali Fayyad   Hezbollah Hasbaya/Marjeyoun Shia
  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[17]
  Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia

References[]

  1. ^ Ekaterina Stepanova, Terrorism in Asymmetrical Conflict: Ideological and Structural Aspects Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Oxford University Press 2008, p. 113
  2. ^ Elie Alagha, Joseph (2011). Hizbullah's Documents: From the 1985 Open Letter to the 2009 Manifesto. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 15, 20. ISBN 978-90-8555-037-2.
    Shehata, Samer (2012). Islamist Politics in the Middle East: Movements and Change. Routledge. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-415-78361-3.
    Husseinia, Rola El (2010). "Hezbollah and the Axis of Refusal: Hamas, Iran and Syria". Third World Quarterly. 31 (5): 803–815. doi:10.1080/01436597.2010.502695.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Philip Smyth (February 2015). The Shiite Jihad in Syria and Its Regional Effects (PDF) (Report). The Washington Institute for Near East Studies. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ^ Levitt, Matthew (2013). Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God. p. 356. ISBN 9781849043335. Hezbollah's anti-Western militancy began with attacks against Western targets in Lebanon, then expanded to attacks abroad intended to exact revenge for actions threatening its or Iran's interests, or to press foreign governments to release captured operatives.
    Hanhimäki, Jussi M.; Blumenau, Bernhard (2013). An International History of Terrorism: Western and Non-Western Experiences. p. 267. ISBN 9780415635400. Based upon these beliefs, Hezbollah became vehemently anti-West and anti-Israel.
    Siegel, Larry J. (3 February 2012). Criminology: Theories, Patterns & Typology. p. 396. ISBN 978-1133049647. Hezbollah is anti-West and anti-Israel and has engaged in a series of terrorist actions including kidnappings, car bombings, and airline hijackings.
  5. ^ "Who are Hezbollah". BBC News. 21 May 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Fadlallah Hits Back at March 14 over Karam Release, Marouni Slams 'Treason Accusations". Naharnet. April 18, 2013.
  8. ^ "Members of Lebanon's new government". The Daily Star. February 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "Lebanon announces cabinet line-up under chairmanship of Hariri". Kuwait News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  10. ^ "Hezbollah's Raad slams UN chief". Now Lebanon. January 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
  11. ^ "March14 - March 8 MPs". Now Lebanon. June 11, 2009.
  12. ^ "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. May 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "March14 - March 8 MPs". Now Lebanon. June 11, 2009.
  14. ^ "Final Report on the Lebanese Parliamentary Election" (PDF).
  15. ^ "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. May 9, 2018.
  16. ^ "The official results of the 2018 Lebanese parliamentary election". www.the961.com. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  17. ^ "Final Report on the Lebanese Parliamentary Election" (PDF).
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