The Solidarity Party (''Hizb Al-Tadamon Al-Lubnany'';
Arabic
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:حزب التضامن اللبناني) is a
Lebanese political party
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established in 1985 and by
Emile Rahme and part of the
March 8 Alliance
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. It had one seat in the
2009 Lebanese elections. Emile Rahme, who was in 2000 an external candidate in
Bsharri District
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Overview and geography
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, was elected deputy for the Maronite seat of
Baalbek-
Hermel
Hermel ( ar, الهرمل) is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It is the capital of Hermel District. Hermel is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center. Hermel's inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims.
There is an ancie ...
District in 2009. In
2018
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and again in
2022
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, he lost his seat to the
Lebanese Forces candidate Antoine Habchi.
In 1986 and till now, it is an active member in the Maronite Union. Rahme is also considered an active member in the National Christian Union Committee since 2008.
References
* Jean-Marc Aractingi, ''La Politique à mes trousses'', Editions l'Harmattan, Paris, 2006, Lebanon Chapter ().
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Catholic political parties
Christian political parties in Lebanon
March 8 Alliance
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