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Lebanon has numerous political parties, but they play a much less significant role in Lebanese politics than they do in most parliamentary democracies. Many of the "parties" are simply lists of candidates endorsed by a prominent national or local figure. Loose coalitions, usually organized locally, are formed for electoral purposes by negotiation among clan leaders and candidates representing various religious communities; such coalitions usually exist only for the election, and rarely form a cohesive bloc in the National Assembly after the election. No single party has ever won more than 12.5 percent of the seats in the National Assembly, and no coalition of parties has won more than 35 percent. Political parties in Lebanon lists political parties in Lebanon. ... Lebanon has a unique form of parliamentary democracy in which the highest offices are reserved for certain ethnic groups. ... The National Assembly of Lebanon is the Lebanese national legislature. ...

Especially outside of the major cities, elections tend to focus more on local than national issues, and it is not unusual for a party to join an electoral ticket in one constituency while aligned with a rival party - even an ideologically opposite party - in another constituency.

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For other uses of Amal, see the disambiguation page. ... Baath Party flag The Ba‘ath Parties (also spelled Baath or Ba‘th; Arabic: اﻟﺒﻌﺚ) comprise political parties representing the political face of the Ba‘ath movement. ... The Free Patriotic Movement (Tayyar Al-Watani Al-Horr), also known as the Aounist Current (Tayyar Al-Aouni), is a Lebanese political party (although it is not yet officially registered as such) led by General Michel Aoun, the former commander of the Lebanese army who served as Prime Minister of... The Hezbollah flag Hezbollah (Arabic â€®ØØ²Ø¨ Ø§Ù„Ù„Ù‡â€¬, meaning Party of God, for other designations or alternative spellings, see name part of this article) is a political and military party in Lebanon founded in 1982 to fight Israel in southern Lebanon. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The National Liberal Party was established by President Camille Chamoun in 1958. ... ... The Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) (Hizb al-Taqadummi al-Ishtiraki) is a political party in Lebanon. ... SSNP flag The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (in Arabic: al-Hizb al-Suri al-Qaumi al-Ijtimai, often referred to in French as Parti Populaire Syrien) is a nationalist political party that advocates the establishment of a Greater Syrian national state. ... The Independent Nasserite Movement (INM) was the oldest of several organizations in Lebanon that embraced the ideas of the late Egyptian president, Gamal Abdul Nasser. ...

Armenian parties

The Ramgavar is an Armenian political party in Lebanon. ... The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party is the oldest political party in Armenia. ... The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) (Armenian: Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutiun, Dashnaktsutiun, Dashnak, or Tashnak) is an Armenian political party founded in Georgia in 1890 by Christofor Mikaelian, Rostom Zarian, and Simon Zavarian. ...

Kurdish parties

Forbidden parties

These parties are officially forbidden, but their members still organise activities and participate in elections.

The Lebanese Forces are a Lebanese terrorist organisation , which played a major role in the civil war which ravaged Lebanon from 1975 to 1990. ... Guardians of the Cedars is a right wing political movement and former militia in Lebanon. ...

Poltical organisations

These groups are not political parties in the classical sense: their members belong to, and in some cases lead, a variety of political parties. They are coalitions of individuals rather than parties.

Qornet Shehwan Gathering The Qornet Shehwan Gathering is a Lebanese political organization, comprising politicians, intellectuals, and businessmen, mostly Christian and ranging in ideology from the centre-right to the center-left. ...

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Armenian parties

Kurdish parties

Forbidden parties

Poltical organisations

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