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Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc
كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة
Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc logo
ChamberParliament of Lebanon
Member partiesHezbollah
PresidentMohammad Raad
Representation15 / 128 (12%)
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The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Arabic: كتلة الوفاء للمقاومة) is the political wing of Hezbollah in the Parliament of Lebanon. Along with Amal, it dominates the March 8 Alliance and has held two seats in the Lebanese cabinet since 2012. The party is currently led by Hezbollah member and prominent Shi'a politician Mohammad Raad.

Historical membership

Election Seats Change Ref
1992 12 / 128 (9%) New
1996 9 / 128 (7%) Decrease 3
2000 12 / 128 (9%) Increase 3
2005 14 / 128 (11%) Increase 2
2009 13 / 128 (10%) Decrease 1
2018 13 / 128 (10%) Steady
2022 15 / 128 (12%) Increase 2

Affiliated MPs

2009 election

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

Name Party/Bloc District Religion
Ali Ammar   Hezbollah Baabda Shia
Bilal Farhat   Hezbollah Baabda Shia
Mohammad Fneish   Hezbollah Tyre Shia
Nawwaf Moussawi   Hezbollah Tyre Shia
Hassan Fadlallah   Hezbollah Bint Jbeil Shia
Mohammad Raad   Hezbollah Nabatieh Shia
Ali Fayyad   Hezbollah HasbayaMarjeyoun Shia
Hussein Moussawi   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Hussein el Hage Hassan   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Nawwar el Sahili   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Ali Mekdad   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Elwalid Succariyeh   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Sunni
Kamel al-Rifai   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Sunni

2018 election

The Bloc won 12 of the 128 seats in the 2018 general election:

Name Party/Bloc District Religion
Ali Ammar   Hezbollah Baabda Shia
Amin Sherri   Hezbollah Beirut II Shia
Nawwaf Moussawi   Hezbollah TyreZahrani Shia
Hussein Jashi   Hezbollah TyreZahrani Shia
Hassan Fadlallah   Hezbollah Bint Jbeil Shia
Mohammad Raad   Hezbollah Nabatieh Shia
Ali Fayyad   Hezbollah HasbayaMarjeyoun Shia
Anwar Jomma   Hezbollah Zahle Shia
Hussein el Hage Hassan   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Ibrahim Mousawi   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Ali Mekdad   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Ihab Hamadeh   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia

2022 election

Name Party/Bloc District Religion
Ali Ammar   Hezbollah Baabda Shia
Amin Sherri   Hezbollah Beirut II Shia
Raed Berro   Hezbollah Jbeil Shia
Hassan Ezzidine   Hezbollah TyreZahrani Shia
Hussein Jashi   Hezbollah TyreZahrani Shia
Hassan Fadlallah   Hezbollah Bint Jbeil Shia
Mohammad Raad   Hezbollah Nabatieh Shia
Ali Fayyad   Hezbollah HasbayaMarjeyoun Shia
Rami Hamdan   Hezbollah Zahle Shia
Yanal Al Solh   Independent BaalbeckHermil Sunni
Melhem Houjari   Independent BaalbeckHermil Sunni
Hussein el Hage Hassan   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Ibrahim Mousawi   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Ali Mekdad   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia
Ihab Hamadeh   Hezbollah BaalbeckHermil Shia

References

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