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Lebanon has hundreds of registered political parties. After 2005, when the assassination of former Prime MinisterRafic Hariri precipitated theCedar Revolution, the political landscape became polarized between two rival alliances, theMarch 8 Alliance and theMarch 14 Alliance. Both names refer to dates of mass demonstrations during the revolution.
The March 8 Alliance was supportive of continued Syrian intervention in Lebanon, and includesHezbollah, theAmal Movement (both majority Shia), and theFree Patriotic Movement (majority Christian). The March 14 Alliance contained parties who advocated for the end of Syrian involvement. Major partners include theFuture Movement (majority Sunni), theLebanese Forces, andKetaeb (both majority Christian). This alliance dissolved in 2016, and the Future Movement withdrew from the 2022 election, but the remaining partners have maintained their opposition to Hezbollah.
TheProgressive Socialist Party, the main representative of the Druze community, has supported both blocs at different points.
After theRevolution of 17 October 2019, a series of large-scale protests against the country's economic situation and political elites, a third bloc has emerged, of non-sectarian groups advocating for wide-scale reform. These groups first gained parliamentary representation in the2022 elections.
The following list places political parties within the two major alliances. Although most parties maintain that they are secular, the major political parties in Lebanon are loosely representative of a certain faith community.
| Party | Abbr. | Leader or Chairman | Political position & ideology | Primary demographic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Democratic Party الحزب العربي الدمقراطي al-Ḥizb al-Arabi ad-Dimoqraty | ADP | Rifaat Eid | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Neo-Ba'athism Pan-Syrianism | Alawite |
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party الحزب السوري القومي الإجتماعي al-Ḥizb as-Sūrī al-Qawmī al-'Ijtimā'ī | SSNP | Rabi Banat | Syrian nationalism Social nationalism | Secular |
| Independent Nasserite Movement -Al-Mourabitoun حركة الناصريين المستقلين - المرابطون Ḥarakat an-Nassiriyin al-Mustakilleen - al-Mourabitoon | INM | Ibrahim Kulaylat | Arab nationalism Nasserism Anti-imperialism Pan-Arabism Arab socialism | MainlySunni Muslim SomeShiite andDruze |
| Lebanese Democratic Party الحزب الديمقراطي اللبناني al-Ḥizb ad-Dimoqrati al-Lubnāni | LDP | Prince Talal Arslan | Conservatism | OfficiallySecular MainlyDruze |
| Toilers League رابطة الشغيلة Rabitat ash-Shaghila | LT | Zaher Khatib | Communism Marxism-Leninism Socialism Arab nationalism | Secular |
| Solidarity Party حزب التضامن Ḥizb at-Tadamon | Tadamon | Emile Rahme | Christian liberalism | Christianity |
| People's Movement حركة الشعب Ḥarakat ash-Shaeb | SHAAB | Ibrahim al-Halabi | Nasserism Socialism Arab nationalism | Secular |
| Christian Democratic Union الحزب المسيحي الدمقراطي al-Hizb al-Massihi al-Dimoqrati | CDU | Neemtallah Abi Nasr | Christian democracy | Christian |
| Nasserite Unionists Movement الحركة التوحيدية الناصرية al-Ḥaraka at-Tawhidiyya an-Nassiriyya | NUM | - | Nasserism | Secular |
| Islamic Labor Front جبهة العمل الإسلامي Jebhat al-A'amal al-Islamy | ILF | Fathi Yakan | Islamism | Sunni Muslim |
| Arab Unification Party تيار التوحيد اللبناني Tayyār at-Tawhid al-Lubnany | LUM | Wiam Wahhab | Arab nationalism | Officially secular MainlyDruze |
| Promise Party حزب الوعد Ḥizb al-Waad | NSDP | Gina Hobeika | Secularism | Officially secular MainlyMaronite Christian |
| Federation of Popular Leagues and Committees تجمع اللجان والروابط الشعبية Tajamo' al-Lijan wal Rawabit ash-Shaabiya | FPLC | Maan Bashour | Nasserism Arab Nationalism | Officiallysecular MainlySunni Muslim |
| Arab Socialist Union الإتحاد الإشتراكي العربي al-Ittiḥād al-Ishtiraki al-Arabi | SAU | Omar Harb | Arab socialism | Secular |
| Democratic Nasserite Movement حركة الناصريين الدمقراطيون Ḥarakat al-Nassiriyin ad-Dimocratiyoon | DNM | - | Nasserism | Sunni Muslim |
| Lebanese Arab Struggle Movement حركة النضال العربي اللبناني Ḥarakat an-Nidal al-Arabi al-Lubnani | LASM | Faysal Dawood | Arabism | Officially secular MainlyDruze |
| Islamic Unification Movement حركة التوحيد الإسلامي Ḥarakat at-Tawhid al-Islamy | IUM | Said Shaaban | Islamism | Sunni Muslim |
| Party | Abbr. | Leader or Chairman | Political position & ideology | Primary demographic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Movement تيار المستقبل Tayyār al-Mustaqbal | FM | Saad Hariri | Classical liberalism Economic liberalism Lebanese nationalism | Sunni |
| Social Democrat Hunchakian Party حزب الهنشاق (حزب الهنشاق الديمقراطي الإجتماعي) Ḥizb al-Henchag Սոցիալ Դեմոկրատ Հնչակեան Կուսակցութիւն Sotsial Demokrat Hnchakyan Kusaktsutyun | SDHP ՍԴՀԿ | - | Democratic socialism Social democracy Armenian nationalism Secularism | Armenian |
| Democratic Left Movement حركة اليسار الديمقراطي Ḥarakat al-Yassar ad-Dimoqrati | DL | Elias Attallah | Arab nationalism Secularism Social democracy | Secular |
| Democratic Renewal حركة التجدد الدمقراطي Ḥarakat at-Tajaddod ad-Dimoqrati | DRM | Farouk Jabre | Social liberalism Secularism Reformism Nonsectarianism | Secular |
| Armenian Democratic Liberal Party - Ramgavar حزب الرمغفار (الحزب الديمقراطي الليبرالي الأرمني) Ḥizb ar-Ramgavar Ռամկավար Ազատական Կուսակցութիւն Ramgavar Azadagan Gusagtsutyun | ADL ՌԱԿ | Hagop Kassardjian | Armenian nationalism National liberalism Classical liberalism Pro-Europeanism | Armenian |
| Free Lebanese Armenian Movement حركة اللبنانيين الأرمن الأحرار Ḥarakat al-Lubnaniyin al-Arman al-Ahrar | FLAM | - | Secular liberalism | Armenian |
| Free Shia Movement التيار الشيعي الحرّ at-Tayyār ash-Shi'iy al-Hurr | TSH | Mohammad Al Hajj Hassan | Islamism | Shiite Muslim |
| Lebanese Peace Party حزب السلام اللبناني Ḥizb as-Salam al-Lubnany | LPP | Roger Edde | Centrism Decentralization Big tent[4] | Secular |
| Syriac Union Party ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܠܒܢܢ حزب الاتحاد السرياني Ḥizb al-Ittiḥād as-Siryani | SUP | Ibrahim Mrad | Assyrian nationalism | MainlySyriac |
| Shuraya Party ܫܘܖܝܐ حزب شوريا Ḥizb ash-Shuraya | Shuraya | Assyrianism | Assyrian | |
| Change Movement[5] حركة التغـيير | CM | Elie Mahfoud[5] | Democracy | Christian |
| Party | Abbr. | Leader or Chairman | Political position & ideology | Primary demographic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanese Communist Party الحزب الشيوعي اللبناني al-Ḥizb aš-Šuyūʿī al-Lubnānī | LCP | Hanna Gharib | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-Zionism | Secular |
| Citizens in a State مواطنون ومواطنات في دولة Mouwatinoun wa Mouwatinat fi Dawla | MMFD | Charbel Nahas | Civic nationalism Progressivism Secularism | Secular |
| Sabaa Party حزب سبعة Hizb Sabea | Sabaa | Hassan Baz Chamas | Liberalism | Secular |
| National Bloc حزب الكتلة الوطنية Ḥizb al-Kitla al-Wataniya | NB | Michel Helou | Centrism Lebanese nationalism | Secular HistoricallyMaronite |
| Socialist Arab Lebanon Vanguard Party حزب طليعة لبنان العربي الاشتراكي Ḥizb at-Taliyeh Lubnan al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki | HT | Abd al-Majid Rafei | Ba'athism | Secular |
| Green Party of Lebanon حزب الخضر اللبناني Ḥizb al-Khodor al-Lubnanī | GPL | Philip Skaf | Green politics | Secular |
| Lihaqqi لِ حقي Lihaqqi | Collective Leadership | Left-libertarianism Grassroots democracy Economic democracy Radical democracy | Secular |
| Party | Abbr. | Leader or Chairman | Political position & ideology | Primary demographic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular Bloc التكتّل الشعبي at-Takattol ash-Shaa'bi | - | Myriam Skaff | Christian democracy | Greek Catholic |
| Azm Movement تيار العزم Tayyār al-Azm | Azm | Najib Mikati | Centrism Secularism | Secular MainlySunni |
| Lebanese Social Democratic Party حزب الدمقراطي الإشتراكي Ḥizb ad-Dimoqraty al-Ishtiraki | DSPL | Kamel Asaad | Socialism Secularism Lebanese nationalism Islamic socialism Social democracy Democratic socialism Red Shi'ism | Secular MainlyShiite Muslim |
| Hizb ut-Tahrir حزب التحرير Ḥizb at-Taḥrīr | HT | Ata Abu Rashta | OfficiallyIslamism | Officially Islamic MainlySunni |
| Phoenician Party حزب فينيقيا Hizb alFiniki | Antonios Abidaoud | Lebanese nationalism Phoenicianism | Secular | |
| Movement of Lebanese Nationalism حركة القومية اللبنانية Ḥarakat al-Qawmiyya al-Lubnaniyya | MLN | Etienne Saqr | Lebanese nationalism | Secular TraditionallyChristian |
| Aramean Democratic Organization ܛܘܟܣܐ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ Ṭukoso Oromoyo Dimoqraṭoyo التنظيم الآرامي الديمقراطي at-Tanzim al-Arami ad-Dimoqraty | ArDO | Gabi Gallo | Aramean identity National conservatism Christian democracy Religious nationalism Pro-Europeanism | Aramean |
| 24 October Movement تيار لبنان الديمقراطي Tayyār Lubnan ad-Dimoqraty | - | Jack Tamer | Social democracy | Secular |
| Lebanese Option Party تيار الإنتماء اللبناني Tayyār al-Intimaa' al-Lubnani | LOG | Ahmad al-Asaad | Liberalism | Secular MainlyShiite |
| Liberty Front جبهة الحرية Jabhat al-Horriya | - | Fouad Abou Nader | Lebanese nationalism | Secular TraditionallyChristian |
| Najjadeh Party حزب النجادة Ḥizb an-Nejjadeh | Mustapha Hakim | Arab nationalism | Sunni | |
| New Lebanese Movement حركة اللبنانيين الجدد Ḥarakat al-Lubnaniyin al-Jodod | Danny Abdel Khalek | Secularism | Secular | |
| Arab Socialist Party الحزب العربي الإشتراكي al-Ḥizb al-Arabi al-Ishtiraki | - | - | Socialism | Secular |
| Lebanese Ecology Party حزب البيئة اللبناني Ḥizb al-Bi'a al-Lubnany | - | Habib Maalouf | Ecology | Secular |
| Popular Democratic Party الحزب الشعبي الديمقراطي al-Ḥizb ash-Shaabi ad-Dimoqraty | - | Nazih Hamza | Marxism-Leninism | Secular |
| Take Back Parliament - Lebanon إسترجعوا البرلمان | TBP | Various | Secularism | Secular |
| Lebanese Arab Movement حركة لبنان العربي Ḥarakat Lubnan al-Arabi | - | - | Nasserism | Sunni |
| Communist Action Organization in Lebanon منظمة العمل الشيوعي Munaẓẓamah al-‘Amal ash-Shuyū‘ī | - | Ibrahim Muhsen | Communism Marxism–Leninism Socialism Maoism | Secular |
| Kurdish Democratic Party الحزب الديمقراطي الكردي في لبنان al-Ḥizb ad-Dimuqrati al-Kurdi fi Lubnan | - | Riyad Mihhu | Kurdish nationalism | Kurdish |
| Razkari Party حزب رزكاري Ḥizb Rizkārī | - | Mahmoud Khodr Fattah Ahmad | Kurdish nationalism | Kurdish |