Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc

The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Arabic: كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة‎) is the political wing of Hezbollah in the Lebanese parliament.[1] Along with Amal, the party dominates the March 8 Alliance and since 2012 has held two seats in the Lebanese cabinet.[2][3] The party is currently led by Hezbollah member and prominent Shi'a politician Mohammad Raad.[4]

Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
ChamberParliament of Lebanon
Member partiesHezbollah
PresidentMohammad Raad
Representation
13 / 128 (10%)
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Historical membership
Election Seats Change Ref
1992
8 / 128 (6%)
 1
1996
7 / 128 (5%)
 1
2000
10 / 128 (8%)
 3
2005
14 / 128 (11%)
 4
2009
13 / 128 (10%)
 1 [5]
2018
13 / 128 (10%)
 [6]

Affiliated MPs

2009 election

The Bloc won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2009 general election:[7]

Name Party/Bloc District Religion Notes
Ali Ammar   Hezbollah Baabda Shia Nephew of Mahmoud Ammar
Bilal Farhat   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[8]
Kamel al-Rifai   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Sunni

2018 election

The Bloc again won 13 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election:[9][10]

Name Party/Bloc District Religion Notes
Ali Ammar   Hezbollah Baabda Shia Nephew of Mahmoud Ammar
Amin Sharri   Hezbollah Beirut II Shia
Nawwaf Moussawi   Hezbollah Tyre/Zahrani Shia
Hussein Jashi   Hezbollah Tyre/Zahrani Shia
Hassan Fadlallah   Hezbollah Bint Jbeil Shia
Mohammad Raad   Hezbollah Nabatieh Shia
Ali Fayyad   Hezbollah Hasbaya/Marjeyoun Shia
Anwar Jomma   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[11]
Ihab Hamadeh   Hezbollah Baalbeck/Hermil Shia

References
  1. "Fadlallah Hits Back at March 14 over Karam Release, Marouni Slams 'Treason Accusations". Naharnet. April 18, 2013.
  2. "Members of Lebanon's new government". The Daily Star. February 15, 2014.
  3. "Lebanon announces cabinet line-up under chairmanship of Hariri". Kuwait News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  4. "Hezbollah's Raad slams UN chief". Now Lebanon. January 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012.
  5. "March14 - March 8 MPs". Now Lebanon. June 11, 2009.
  6. "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. May 9, 2018.
  7. "March14 - March 8 MPs". Now Lebanon. June 11, 2009.
  8. "Final Report on the Lebanese Parliamentary Election" (PDF).
  9. "Interior Ministry releases numbers of votes for new MPs". The Daily Star. May 9, 2018.
  10. "The official results of the 2018 Lebanese parliamentary election". www.the961.com. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  11. "Final Report on the Lebanese Parliamentary Election" (PDF).
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