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Naharnet
August 30, 2017
The agreement sparked major controversy in Lebanon, which prompted Hizbullah, the Free Patriotic Movement and some of their allies to slamÃÂ ...
Naharnet
August 29, 2017
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Tuesday called for the removal of any “terror hubs” in the country's Palestinian and SyrianÃÂ ...
Arab News
August 27, 2017
Ministers from the Free Patriotic Movement moved to the Lebanese army operations room in the barracks of Ras Baalbek in the northeast.
Zawya
August 24, 2017
The plan, introduced by Free Patriotic Movement affiliated Energy and Water Minister Cesar Abi Khalil and endorsed by Hariri, entails rentingÃÂ ...
The National
August 23, 2017
Mr Khoury is a supporter of president Michel Aoun, whose Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) has vowed to stamp out the chronic criminality thatÃÂ ...
Anadolu Agency
August 22, 2017
... Hezbollah ministers as well as his Maronite allies, the Free Patriotic Movement, which has on many occasions criticized Resolution 1701 andÃÂ ...
Zawya
August 20, 2017
... the two parliamentary sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday,” Economy Minister Raed Khoury, who belongs to the Free Patriotic Movement,ÃÂ ...
Asharq Al-awsat English
August 11, 2017
Beirut – A visit to Damascus planned by ministers affiliated with “Hezbollah”, the AMAL Movement and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), hasÃÂ ...
Asharq Al-awsat English
December 31, 1999
Commenting on the issue, Khoury, who represents the Free Patriotic Movement, said: “The Lebanese should be proud of the army that did notÃÂ ...
Asharq Al-awsat English
December 31, 1999
Beirut – Lebanese Foreign Minister and head of the Free Patriotic Movement Jebran Bassil reiterated on Saturday that there can be noÃÂ ...
Naharnet
March 20, 2017
The meeting which was described as "positive" included Foreign Minister and Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil, representatives from al-Mustaqbal Movement, Hizbullah and AMAL, LBCI said.
The Daily Star
March 19, 2017
"Confusion" over the salary scale bill is meant to obstruct endorsing the wage hike, said Free Patriotic Movement MP Ibrahim Kanaan Sunday.
The Daily Star
March 18, 2017
The Free Patriotic Movement has reluctantly accepted the new 11 percent VAT hike, party chief and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said Saturday.
Naharnet
March 18, 2017
... parliamentary elections, Khatib said that the Lebanese Forces (LF) has the right to choose its candidates in various Lebanese regions, adding that this would not affect the agreement with the Free Patriotic Movement which aims at protecting the ...
The Daily Star
March 18, 2017
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Naharnet
March 14, 2017
The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc announced Tuesday that it is "awaiting answers" regarding the latest electoral law format that was proposed by Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil, as it vowed to "resist" any attempt to impose the 1960ÃÂ ...
Naharnet
March 13, 2017
Earlier in the day, Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil proposed a hybrid electoral law under which 64 MPs would be elected according to the proportional representation system and 64 others would be elected by their respective sects under aÃÂ ...
Naharnet
March 13, 2017
Progressive Socialist Party sources on Monday lashed out at the latest electoral law format that was proposed by Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil earlier in the day. "It does not lead to correct and fair representation and it rather meets ...
gulfnews.com
March 12, 2017
... the Minister of Foreign Affairs who heads the Hezbollah-allied Free Patriotic Movement, voted against the unanimous Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation resolutions that condemned the January 5, 2016 Iranian attacks on Saudi missionsÃÂ ...
Naharnet
March 12, 2017
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil announced Sunday that he will launch a new initiative regarding the stalled electoral law while noting that the constitution can be amended if there is consensus.
The National
March 8, 2017
So a few years ago, Samir Geagea's Lebanese Forces party and Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement began a campaign in the Christian community to contest the 1960 law, and replace it with one that would, as they put it, improve Christian representation.
Naharnet
March 7, 2017
Aoun, his Free Patriotic Movement and Hizbullah have repeatedly called for an electoral law fully based on proportional representation but al-Mustaqbal Movement and Druze leader MP Walid Jumblat have both rejected the proposal.
Naharnet
March 7, 2017
The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc stressed Tuesday that the 1960 electoral law or another extension of the parliament's term are both "worse than vacuum.
Zawya
February 25, 2017
"Consultations among the main parties to reach an agreement on a new electoral law are being held outside the Cabinet," said Khalil, who has been meeting with Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, and Nader Hariri,ÃÂ ...
Naharnet
February 23, 2017
Al-Mustaqbal Movement has reportedly denied claims accusing the party of hampering an agreement on a new electoral law for the upcoming elections, al-Akhbar daily reported on Thursday.
Naharnet
February 22, 2017
The Free Patriotic Movement has accused its partner in the presidential settlement, al-Mustaqbal Movement, of wasting time in the electoral law deliberations in order to postpone the parliamentary elections, a media report said on Wednesday.
Huffington Post
February 22, 2017
Irrespective of his political intentions when he signaled his refusal to invite President Donald Trump to speak in the parliament when he visits the UK, John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, cited his opposition to racism and sexism, as well as ...
Naharnet
February 19, 2017
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil on Sunday called on some political parties not to "waste time," stressing the need to pass a new electoral law containing the proportional representation system.
RFI
February 19, 2017
Aoun, a former general who leads the Maronite Christian Free Patriotic Movement, shares power with Hariri, the head of the largely Sunni-Muslim Future Movement, in a constitutional arrangement that divides posts along confessional lines.
tirto.id (Siaran Pers) (Blog)
February 17, 2017
Michael Aoun kala itu sebagai pendiri Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) yang menandatangani nota kesepahaman dengan Hizbullah untuk mengorganisasi hubungan mereka dan membahas perlucutan senjata Hizbullah dengan berbagai syarat dan kondisiÃÂ ...
Naharnet
February 16, 2017
Hizbullah, Mustaqbal, Berri's AMAL Movement, the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces have discussed several formats of a so-called hybrid law.
Naharnet
February 14, 2017
Hizbullah, Mustaqbal, AMAL Movement, the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces are meanwhile discussing several formats of a so-called hybrid law.
Naharnet
February 13, 2017
... noted that such a law would allow Christians to elect "only eight to ten more MPs" with their own votes - "whether it is based on five, nine, 13 or 15 districts" - whereas Bassil's proposal would give "around 50 seats to the LF-Free Patriotic ...
Naharnet
February 13, 2017
Hizbullah, Mustaqbal, the Free Patriotic Movement, AMAL Movement and the Lebanese Forces are meanwhile discussing several formats of a so-called hybrid electoral law that mixes proportional representation with the winner-takes-all system.
Naharnet
February 13, 2017
... noted that such a law would allow Christians to elect "only eight to ten more MPs" with their own votes - "whether it is based on five, nine, 13 or 15 districts" - whereas Bassil's proposal would give "around 50 seats to the LF-Free Patriotic ...
Naharnet
February 13, 2017
Hizbullah, Mustaqbal, AMAL Movement, the Free Patriotic Movement and the Lebanese Forces are meanwhile discussing several formats of a so-called hybrid law.
Zawya
February 12, 2017
The committee's hybrid vote proposal, floated by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, calls for electing a part of parliamentary seats under a majoritarian system and another part under a proportional vote law.
العربي الجديد (blog)
February 10, 2017
Bassil, who is the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement [FPM] and son-in-law to President Michel Aoun, was captured getting a helicopter ride alongside FPM MP Ibrahim Kanaan and other FPM politicians close to the president.
Naharnet
February 9, 2017
A senior Marada Movement official has slammed the rising Free Patriotic Movement-Lebanese Forces alliance as a "Christian Sykes-Picot Agreement" aimed at eliminating the other Christian political forces in the country.
Naharnet
February 8, 2017
Hizbullah, Mustaqbal, the Free Patriotic Movement, AMAL Movement and the Lebanese Forces are meanwhile discussing several formats of a so-called hybrid electoral law that mixes proportional representation with the winner-takes-all system.
Naharnet
February 8, 2017
Hizbullah, Mustaqbal, the Free Patriotic Movement, AMAL Movement and the Lebanese Forces are meanwhile discussing several formats of a so-called hybrid electoral law that mixes proportional representation with the winner-takes-all system.
Ya Libnan
February 8, 2017
Hezbollah, Future Movement , Free Patriotic Movement , AMAL Movement and the Lebanese Forces have been discussing several formats of a so-called hybrid electoral law that blends proportional representation with the winner-takes-all system, but theÃÂ ...
Zawya
February 7, 2017
The proposal was floated by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, during meetings of the four-party committee that also includes Khalil from the Amal Movement, Nader Hariri, chief of Prime Minister Saad Hariri's staff ...
Zawya
February 7, 2017
The proposal was floated by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, during meetings of the four-party committee that also includes Khalil from the Amal Movement, Nader Hariri, chief of Prime Minister Saad Hariri's staff ...
Naharnet
February 7, 2017
Hizbullah, Mustaqbal, the Free Patriotic Movement, AMAL Movement and the Lebanese Forces are meanwhile discussing several formats of a so-called hybrid electoral law that mixes proportional representation with the winner-takes-all system.
Naharnet
February 7, 2017
Hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance money from the World Bank was held up as Lebanon's long-feuding parties failed to agree on a president for more than two years.
Naharnet
February 6, 2017
Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq on Monday called on President Michel Aoun to "reevaluate his stance" regarding the choices he might resort to should the parties fail to agree on a new electoral law.
gulfnews.com
February 6, 2017
Jumblatt's remarks, which came as he was reelected to head the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), dismissed a proposal floated by Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, who is also the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM). The Druze leader perceivedÃÂ ...
Naharnet
February 5, 2017
Foreign Minister and Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil clarified that an agreement on an electoral law for the upcoming parliamentary polls has not been reached as yet with Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat, al-JoumhouriaÃÂ ...
Ya Libnan
February 3, 2017
Hezbollah, Future Movement , Free Patriotic Movement , AMAL Movement and the Lebanese Forces have been discussing several formats of a so-called hybrid electoral law that blends proportional representation with the winner-takes-all system, but theÃÂ ...
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