A total of 583 candidates contested the 2018 Lebanese general election, running on 77 lists.
Candidates by electoral district Incumbent parliamentarians marked in bold italic.
Beirut I (East Beirut)
The Eastern first Beirut electoral district covers 4 quartiers (neighbourhoods) of the Lebanese capital: Achrafieh, Saifi, Rmeil and Medawar. The area is predominantly Christian; the largest community in the Beirut I electorate are Armenian Orthodox (28.33%).دائرة بيروت الاولى . AnnaharErmeni Haber. Beyrut seçim bölgesinde sonuçları Ermeniler belirleyecek 19.2% are Greek Orthodox, 13.19% Maronite, 9.8% Greek Catholic, 9.76% Sunni, 5.57% Armenian Catholic, 3.95% Syriac Catholic, 3% Latin Catholics, 1.97% other Minorities groups, 2.88% Evangelicals, 1.99% Shia and 0.37% Druze or Alawite.
In first Beirut electoral district 5 lists were registered.77 لائحة تُقصي 334 مرشحاً: لبنان إلى الانتخابات Al-Akhbar After the split between the Future Movement and the Lebanese Forces, a joint list of the Free Patriotic Movement, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Tashnaq) and the Hunchaks was conceived ("Strong Beirut I") supported by the Future Movement.بيروت الأولى: هل يخرق المجتمع المدني بمقعدين؟. Al-Modon The Future Movement itself, however, stayed aloof from fielding candidates. The Lebanese Forces, together with the Kataeb Party, Ramgavars and Michel Pharaon, and with support from Antoun Sehnaoui, fielded their list under the label "Beirut I".Daily Star. Weekend electoral list announcements Michelle Tueni fielded a third list, "We Are Beirut", being joined by incumbent Future MP Serge Torsarkissian.
For the Minorities seat the FPM fielded a Syriac Orthodox candidate, former Brigadier General Antoine Pano, whilst the Tueni list includes Latin Catholic candidate Rafic Bazerji, an independent from a family historically close to the National Liberal Party.L'Orient Le Jour. Rafic Bazerji : Je veux œuvrer pour les jeunes... alors que la classe politique fait le contraire L'Orient Le Jour. Antoine Pano, du champ de bataille à l’arène politique ListArmenian Orthodox, 3 seatsMaronite, 1 seatGreek Orthodox, 1 seatGreek Catholic, 1 seatArmenian Catholic, 1 seatMinorities, 1 seat"Strong Beirut I"OrangeHakop Terzian(Tashnaq)Alexander Matossian(Tashnaq)Sebouh Kalpakian(Hunchak)«الهنشاك»: ثابتون في تحالفنا مع «المستقبل» . Al-MustaqbalMassoud Achkar(Union for Lebanon)L'Orient Le Jour. Massoud Achkar : L’armée est capable d’assurer la sécurité sur tout le territoire Nicolas ChammasNicolas Sehnaoui(FPM)Serg Gukhadarian(Tashnaq)Antoine Pano(FPM)"Beirut I"RedCarole BabikianAvedis Datsian(Ramgavar)Alina Kaloussian(Ramgavar)Daily Star. East Beirut electoral field takes shape Nadim Gemayel(Kataeb)Emad Wakim(Lebanese Forces)Michel PharaonJean TalouzianRiad Akel(Lebanese Forces)LBCI. REPORT: Who are LF candidates for upcoming elections?"Kulluna Watani" (We are all National)TurquoisePaula Yacoubian(Sabaa)Laury Haytayan(LiBaladi)Levon Telvizian(LiBaladi)Gilbert Doumit(LiBaladi)Ziad Abs(Sah)Lucien Bourjeily(You Stink)Yorgui Teyrouz(LiBaladi)Joumana Haddad(LiBaladi)"We are Beirut"Navy BlueSeybou Makhjian Georges SfeirMichelle Tueni Serge TorsarkissianRafic Bazerji"Loyalty to Beirut"Green Roger ChoueiriRobert Obeid Antoune QalaijianGina ChammasACE Project,Table Attached to Law 44 dated 17/6/2017 (Official Gazette no.27 dated 17 June 2017) - Distribution of Seats to the Confessions and Districts ACE Project Ministry of Interior and Municipalitiesالمسجلَّة في دائرة بيروت الأولى كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين. Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Beirut II (West Beirut)
The Western second Beirut electoral district covers 8 quartiers (neighbourhoods) of the Lebanese capital: Ain El Mreisseh, Bachoura, Mazraa, Minet El Hosn, Moussaitbeh, Port, Ras Beirut and Zuqaq al-Blat. The electorate is predominantly Sunni (62.1%).دائرة بيروت الثانية . Annahar 20.6% are Shia, 5% Greek Orthodox, 3.41% Minorities, 1.86% Maronite, 1.65% Armenian Orthodox, 1.63% Greek Catholic, 1.55% Druze, 1.31% Jews, 0.81% Evangelical (Protestant) and 0.03% Alawite.
In second Beirut electoral district 9 lists were registered. In the 2009 election, the Future Movement had won the election in West Beirut. But this time, a number of lists seeks to challenge the Future dominance over the Sunni electorate, "Beirut al-Watan" (alliance of al-Jamaa al-Islamiah and Al Liwaa newspaper editor Salah Salam), "Beiruti Opposition" (fielded by Ashraf Rifi), "Lebnan Herzen", "We are All Beirut" and "Dignity of Beirut" (led by former judge Khaled Hammoud).زحمة لوائح في بيروت: 14 وخروقات كثيرة. Al-Modon.naharanet. Supporters of Mustaqbal, Rival Candidate in Beirut Brawl
The erstwhile March 8 bloc split into two lists. Hezbollah, Amal, Al-Ahbash and the Free Patriotic Movement fielded the "Unity of Beirut" list, whilst the People's Movement and Al-Mourabitoun fielded the "Voice of the People" list. Omar Ghandour, candidate of the Islamic Action Front, prominent businessman and former president of the Nejmeh Sporting Club, was named president of "Unity of Beirut" list.رئيس نادي النجمة السابق الحاج عمر غندور/ مرشح جبهة العمل الاسلامي رئيس لائحة وحدة بيروت في دائرة بيروت الثانية . Islamic Action Front The SSNP faction of Ali Haidar fielded a candidate on the "Voice of the People" list. Naamat Badruddin, also on the "Voice of the People" list was a leader during the 2015 trash protest movement.Annahar. Outsiders face uphill battle in Lebanese elections
Under the previous electoral law the Future Movement could easily win landslides in West Beirut. But under the new electoral law analysts argued that the Future Movement could lose a number of seats. Apart from the Hezbollah-Amal-FPM list (expected to win the Shia vote), the main perceived challengers to the Future Movement were the "Beirut al-Watan" list and the "Lebnan Herzen" list of prominent businessman Fouad Makhzoumi.Daily Star. Glut of lists fighting it out in Beirut II Nevertheless, the Beirut al-Watan list included several figures close to the Hariri family and Salam pledged to support the "Sunni za'im" Hariri to remain Prime Minister of Lebanon.
Prior to the deadline to register lists, the Lebanese Democratic Party announced the withdrawal of its candidate for the Druze seat.الديمقراطي يعلن سحب مرشحه عن المقعد الدرزي في بيروت. Lebanese Democratic Party Likewise the Lebanese People's Congress, which had initially intended to field Samir Kneo on the Amal-Hezbollah list, withdrew from the race.ما ستحصده لائحة 8 آذار في بيروت الثانية... وزهران يتريّث. MTVالمؤتمر الشعبي أوضح أسباب عزوفه عن المشاركة في لائحة بيروت 2 . National News Agency ListSunni, 6 seatsShia, 2 seatsDruze, 1 seatGreek Orthodox, 1 seatEvangelical, 1 seat"Future for Beirut"BlueSaad Hariri(Future)mtv. Names of Future Movement candidates for the parliamentary electionsTamam Salam(Future)Nohad Machnouk(Future)Roula Tabash Jaroudi(Future)Rabea Hassouna(Future)Zaher Eido(Future)Ali Al Shaer(Future)Ghazi Yusuf(Future)Faisal Al Sayegh(PSP)عشاء في منزل فيصل الصايغ. National News AgencyNazih Najem(Future)Bassam Chab(Future)"Beiruti Opposition"BurgundiZiad ItaniAkram SinnoAmer IskandaraniSafiyah ZazaYassine KadadoLina HamdanZeina MansourBchara Khairallah"Unity of Beirut"YellowAdnan Trabelsi(Al-Ahbash)«الحركات الإسلامية» تحشد لدخول البرلمان اللبناني . El MaradaOmar Ghandour(Islamic Action Front)مرشح جبهة العمل الاسلامي في بيروت2 ندد بالمجزرة على حدود قطاع غزة. National News AgencyMohammed Baasiri Amin Shri(Hezbollah)Mohammad Khawaja(Amal) Edgar Trabelsi(FPM)"Lebnan Herzen"RedFouad Makhzoumi(National Dialogue Party)«لبنان حرزان» ترشّح مستقلين في بيروت: فرصة خرق لائحة السلطة متاحة. JanoubiaMarouf ItaniRana ChemaitellyMahmoud KareidiyaSaaduddin Hassan KhaledIssam BarghoutYousef Beydoun Zeina MounzerKhalil BroummanaNadim Costa"Voice of the People"GrayIbrahim Halabi(People's Movement)لائحة صوت الناس أعلنت أسماء مرشحيها في بيروت الثانية. National News AgencyYoussef Tabash(Mourabitoun)المرابطون ورابطة الشغيلة :لأغلبية نيابية تلتزم الخط العربي المقاوم. National News AgencyFiras ManaimnaHanan OsmanRoula HouryFaten ZainNaamat Badruddin Hani Fayyad(SSNP (Intifada))Omar Wakim(People's Movement)الناصريين المستقلين: للتصويت للائحة صوت الناس ومرشحنا فيها يوسف الطبش. National News AgencyNabil Sebaaly"Beirut al-Watan"Navy BlueSalah SalaamMoustafa Banbouk(Al-Waqie Movement)التحالف المدني الإسلامي: يدعو لتحقيق سريع وشفاف في قضية الإعتداء المسلح على الأيوبي. JanoubiaBashar QowatliImad Hout(al-Jama'a al-Islamiah)Saad WazzanNabil BaderSalwa KhalilIbrahim ChamseddineSaeed HalabiGeorge ChaqirDalal Rahbani"Dignity of Beirut"GreenKhaled HamoudMohammad QadiJihad MatarHanan Sha'arKhuloud WattarMuhammad ShatilaAli Sbeiti Raja ZuhairiMikhael Mikhael "Birutah al-Mustaqilin"PurpleWalid ShatilaAbdul Karim ItaniAbdul Rahman GilaniKhalid HanqirKhalid Mumtaz Wisam AkushJihad HammoudAndera ZouheiriLeon SioufiFadi Zarazir"We are All Beirut"OrangeIbrahim MneimnehHassan Faysal SanoNadine ItaniMarwan TibiFatima Moshref (Sabaa) Naji Kodeih Zeina MajdalaniNihad YazbekSource: Al-Modon,بيروت الثانية: هكذا ستقضم اللوائح حصة الحريري. Al-Modon ACE Project, Ministry of Interior and Municipalitiesاللوائح المسجلَّة في دائرة بيروت الثانية كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين. Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Bekaa I (Zahle)
The electorate in the first Bekaa electoral district is predominantly Christian.دائرة البقاع الاولى . Annahar Ahead of the 2018 elections, electoral district had 172,555 registered voters; 28.32% Sunni, 15.96% Shi, 0.53% Druze, 18.72% Greek Catholic, 15.68% Maronite, 9.54% Greek Orthodox, 4.99% Armenian Orthodox, 3.85% Syriac Orthodox and Syriac Catholic, 1.07% Armenian Catholic, 0.78% Evangelical and 0.57% from other sects.
In the Zahle electoral district 5 lists were registered. An alliance of Free Patriotic Movement, Future Movement, Tashnaq and independents was announced with the candidature name "Zahle for All". Lebanese Forces and the Kataeb Party fielded the "Zahle is Our Cause" list. There were also the "Popular Bloc" list led by Mariam Skaff, "Zahle Options and Decisions" led by Nicolas Fattouch (including a Hezbollah candidate) and the civil society list Kulluna Watani.
Rifi did not field a list in Zahle, as he failed to reach an alliance with Kataeb and Lebanese Forces on the matter.زحلة دائرة المفاجآت... والأرمني عقدة. Al-Akhbar
ListGreek Catholic, 2 seatsMaronite, 1 seatGreek Orthodox, 1 seatSunni, 1 seatShia, 1 seatArmenian Orthodox, 1 seat"Zahle for All"Navy BlueMichel SkaffMichel George DaherSalim Aoun(FPM)Assaad NakadAsim Araji(Future)Nizar Dalloul(Future)Marie-Jeanne Bilezikjian"Zahle is Our Cause"RedGeorge Okeis(Lebanese Forces)Michel FattouchElie Maroni(Kataeb)César Maalouf (Pro-Lebanese Forces)Muhammad Ali MitaAmer SabouriBoughous Kordian"Popular Bloc"GreenMyriam Skaff(Popular Bloc)هذه أسماء مرشحي “الكتلة الشعبية” . NBNNicola Amorri(Popular Bloc)Paul Charbel(Popular Bloc)Nicola Saba(Popular Bloc)Ahmed Al-Ajoumi(Popular Bloc)Osama Salhab(Popular Bloc)George Bushikian(Popular Bloc)"Zahle Options and Decisions"PurpleNicolas Fattouch Khalil HrawiNassif Al-Tini(SSNP)"القومي" يعلن عن مرشحيه في 7 دوائر معاهداً العمل للبنان المواطنة والعدالة. Al MarkaziaWajih ArajiAnwar Jomaa(Hezbollah)Eddie Demirjian"Kulluna Watani" (We are all National)TurquoiseGhassan Maalouf (Sabaa) Hanna Habib (Sabaa)Vanda Chedid(Green)L'Orient Le Jour. Zahlé, une bataille charnière qui gagne tous les jours en fièvre Houd Taaïmi (Sabaa)Mohammad Hassan Source: Al-Liwaa,اعلان لائحة "زحلة للكل"... وهذه هي الأسماء. Al-Liwaa ACE Project, Ministry of Interior and Municipalitiesاللوائح المسجلَّة في دائرة البقاع الاولى كما نشرتها المديرية العامة للشؤون السياسية واللاجئين. Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Bekaa II (West Bekaa-Rachaya)