Development and Liberation

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]

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

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%)
  2
2000
17 / 128 (13%)
  3
2005
15 / 128 (12%)
  2
2009
13 / 128 (10%)
  2
2018
17 / 128 (13%)
  2 [1]
2022
15 / 128 (12%)
  2 [5]

2022–2026 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
Nasser Jaber   Amal Movement Nabatieh Shia
Hani Kobeissi   Amal Movement Nabatieh Shia
Ashraf Beydoun   Amal Movement Bint Jbeil Shia
Ayoub Hmayed   Amal Movement Bint Jbeil Shia
Kassem Hachem   Ba'ath Party MarjeyounHasbaya Sunni
Ali Hassan Khalil   Amal Movement MarjeyounHasbaya Shia
Kabalan Kabalan   Amal Movement West BekaaRashaya Shia
Ghazi Zaiter   Amal Movement BaalbeckHermel 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.