Strong Republic () is the parliamentary bloc of the Lebanese Forces in the Lebanese Parliament. It is headed by member of parliament and vice president of the Lebanese Forces party Georges Adwan. The bloc has been made up of 19 MPs since the 2022 general election making it the largest bloc in the Lebanese Parliament.
Election summary Election Seats Change 2005 New 2009 2 2018 7 2022 4
2005–2009 session deputies NameElection AreaPolitical AffiliationSectFarid HabibKoura Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxAntoine ZahraBatroun Lebanese ForcesMaroniteSethrida TawkBsharri Lebanese ForcesMaroniteElie KeyrouzBsharri Lebanese ForcesMaroniteGeorges AdwanChouf Lebanese ForcesMaroniteEdmond NaimBaabda IndependentMaronite
2009–2018 session deputies NameElection AreaPolitical AffiliationSectFarid HabibKoura Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxAntoine ZahraBatroun Lebanese ForcesMaroniteSethrida GeageaBsharri Lebanese ForcesMaroniteElie KeyrouzBsharri Lebanese ForcesMaroniteGeorges AdwanChouf Lebanese ForcesMaroniteTony Abou KhaterZahle Lebanese ForcesGreek CatholicShant ChinchinianZahle Lebanese ForcesArmenian OrthodoxJoseph MaaloufZahle Lebanese ForcesGreek Orthodox
2018–2022 session deputies NameElection AreaPolitical AffiliationSectImad WakimBeirut I Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxWehbe KatichaAkkar Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxFady SaadBatroun Lebanese ForcesMaroniteSethrida TawkBsharri Lebanese ForcesMaroniteJoseph IshacBsharri Lebanese ForcesMaroniteZiad HawatByblos IndependentMaroniteChawki DaccacheKeserwan Lebanese ForcesMaroniteEddy AbillammaaMetn Lebanese ForcesMaronitePierre Bou AssiBaabda Lebanese ForcesMaroniteAnis NassarAley Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxGeorges AdwanChouf Lebanese ForcesMaroniteGeorges OkeisZahle Lebanese ForcesGreek CatholicAntoine HabchiBaalbeck Hermel Lebanese ForcesMaroniteJean Talouzian Expelled in October 2020Beirut I IndependentArmenian CatholicCesar Maalouf Expelled in August 2021Zahle IndependentGreek Orthodox
2022–2026 session deputies NameElection AreaPolitical AffiliationSectGhassan HasbaniBeirut 1 Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxJihad PakradouniBeirut 1 IndependentArmenian OrthodoxElias KhouryNorth 2 - Tripoli Lebanese ForcesMaroniteFadi KaramNorth 3 - Koura Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxSethrida GeageaNorth 3 - Bsharri Lebanese ForcesMaroniteGhayath YazbeckNorth 3 - Batroun Lebanese ForcesMaroniteZiad HawatMount Lebanon 1 - Jbeil IndependentMaroniteChawki DaccacheMount Lebanon 1 - Kesserwan Lebanese ForcesMaroniteMelhem RiachyMount Lebanon 2 - Metn Lebanese ForcesGreek CatholicRazi El HageMount Lebanon 2 - Metn IndependentMaronitePierre Bou AssiMount Lebanon 3 - Baabda Lebanese ForcesMaroniteCamille Dory ChamounMount Lebanon 3 - Baabda National Liberal PartyMaroniteNazih MattaMount Lebanon 4 - Aley Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxGeorges AdwanMount Lebanon 4 - Chouf Lebanese ForcesMaroniteGhada AyoubSouth 1 - Jezzine IndependentGreek CatholicSaid AsmarSouth 1 - Jezzine Lebanese ForcesMaroniteElias EstephanBekaa 1 - Zahle Lebanese ForcesGreek OrthodoxGeorges OkaisBekaa 1 - Zahle Lebanese ForcesGreek CatholicAntoine HabchiBekaa 3 - Baalbek-Hermel Lebanese ForcesMaronite
List of draft laws proposed in parliament + Date MP Name Detail 02-06-2012 Elie Keyrouz abolish death penalty in Lebanon The death penalty should be eliminated in all instances within Lebanese legislation, particularly in the Penal Code and the Military Penal Code. Instead, it should be substituted with the punishment of life imprisonment with hard labor or life imprisonment, depending on the nature and circumstances of the committed crime. 29-07-2016 Elie Keyrouz abolish Lebanese rape-marriage law Article 522 Introducing a law to abolish Article 522 of the Lebanese Penal Code, which allows the perpetrator of crimes of assault on honor to escape prosecution if he marries the victim. 02-08-2023 Melhem Riachi, Georges Okeis Legalize optional civil marriage in Lebanon The couple is free to choose any municipality for their marriage ceremony, as long as the municipality has at least 15 members. Their marriage will be legally recognized and governed by the court within the same jurisdiction. Non-Lebanese have the right to contract a civil marriage on Lebanese territory in accordance with this law.
Bloc events summary 2005 Bloc The bloc refused to vote for Nabih Berri in the 2005 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election.
On 23 January 2006, MP Edmond Naim died.
2009 Bloc The bloc refused to vote for Nabih Berri in the 2009 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election.
On May 31, 2012, MP Farid Habib died.
On July 15, 2012, LF candidate Fadi Karam won the by-elections to fill the seat of late Farid Habib.
On April 4, 2014, the bloc nominated party leader Samir Geagea for the 2014 Lebanese presidential election.
In 2016, the bloc proposed a law that protects women and other family members from domestic violence.
2018 Bloc Members of the bloc refused to vote for Nabih Berri in the 2018 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election for the exception of Cesar Maalouf who was later expelled from the bloc on August 20, 2021.
On August 31, 2020, the Strong Republic bloc named Nawaf Salam to form the government as Prime Minister.
On October 22, 2020, MP Jean Talouzian was expelled from the bloc when he nominated Saad Hariri to be elected as Prime Minister unlike the rest of the Strong Republic bloc.
2022 Bloc The bloc refused to vote for Nabih Berri in the 2022 Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament election, and had its MPs write "the strong republic" on their papers.
On July 19, 2022, MP Razi El-Hage proposed a law to adopt the majority system in municipal elections.
On September 14, 2022, LF boycotted the parliament session due to the memorial of Bachir Gemayel‘s assassination.
The Strong Republic bloc initially endorsed Michel Moawad for the 2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election. The bloc's second endorsement was Jihad Azour.
Bloc allies Democratic Gathering Kataeb party Renewal Bloc
See also List of members of the 2005–2009 Lebanese Parliament List of members of the 2009–2017 Lebanese Parliament List of members of the 2018–2022 Lebanese Parliament List of members of the 2022–2026 Lebanese Parliament
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