par Bassam Abou Zeid, 27/05 15:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
With the arrival of French Presidential Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian in Lebanon on Tuesday, communications have resumed between Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP Gebran Bassil and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. MP Ghassan Atallah of the Strong Lebanon Parliamentary Bloc noted that the anticipated meeting with Berri was initially scheduled for ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/06 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil Ghada Aoun
Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) chief Gebran Bassil said that the real fear is “laxity with regard to the presidential vacancy, and this issue must be separated from the others.” After meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, Bassil stated that “there is a process aimed at preventing and blocking the election of a president of the ...
par Roger Merheb, 10/06 19:44 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Central Bank of Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Ghada Aoun
Following years of abuse and judicial misconduct, Ghada Aoun, the Public Prosecutor at the Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal, was finally scheduled to appear before the Judicial Disciplinary Council on Monday at 3 PM. Since her dismissal in May 2023, Aoun has repeatedly refused to comply with summonses from this judicial body. Ghada Aoun has ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/06 23:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Hezbollah
Opposition MPs have announced that they are “receptive to all initiatives” aimed at breaking the deadlock in the presidential elections. In a statement issued on Monday evening, opposition MPs said they were “ready to consult with the Progressive Socialist Party bloc, but also with the Free Patriotic Movement, which (FPM) had opted for a ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 14/06 13:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil Lebanese Forces
Many political forces, particularly the opposition led by the Lebanese Forces (LF), are aiming to replicate the presidential election scenario of June 14, 2023. In that election session, Sleiman Frangieh, leader of the Marada Movement who is backed by the Hezbollah-Amal duo, received 51 votes, while Dr. Jihad Azour, the candidate supported by the ...
par This Is Beirut, 03/07 13:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces (LF) quickly responded to the “false statements” made against them by the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), Gebran Bassil, stressing their role as an “impenetrable barrier” against attempts to change Lebanon's identity by imposing new norms that contradict the Constitution. LF MP Sethrida Geagea asserted on ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 03/07 18:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil Hezbollah
The opposition forces’ actions and stances have been calling for an immediate ceasefire in southern Lebanon and the urgent election of a president, all while being in a state of anticipation. According to sources within the parliamentary opposition, Lebanon's ongoing war and the looming threat of its escalation require immediate parliamentary ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/07 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Palestine Gebran Bassil Hezbollah
Opposition within the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) against party leader MP Gebran Bassil is increasingly taking shape, with many members reportedly boycotting party meetings. The dissidents have many remarks regarding Bassil’s political positions, especially a recent stance which suggests that he is “longing” to return to Hezbollah’s ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/07 14:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, held the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) and its ally, the Amal-Hezbollah duo, "responsible for the crisis ravaging the country," hence the need to "confront them now that the nature and causes of this collapse are known to all Lebanese." In a speech delivered at the annual dinner for Radio Free ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 15:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
Disputes within the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), initiated by its leader Gebran Bassil, have become public and widely discussed. Bassil’s efforts to undermine and eliminate party cadres have intensified, especially after the 2022 elections and a significant decline in the party’s Christian representation—from nearly 70% in 2005 to less ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/08 12:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
The head of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Gebran Bassil is expected to issue a decision excluding MP Alain Aoun from the party without referring him to the 'Council of Sages', according to MTV. Aoun, who is the nephew of FPM founder and former President, Michel Aoun, was Bassil’s rival in the elections to the party’s presidency in ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/08 15:54 - Reading : less than a minute
Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil
The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) expelled MP Alain Aoun. In a statement issued on Friday by the Central Committee for Media and Communication, the Council chaired by former President Michel Aoun issued two recommendations for the dismissal. The first recommendation stated that “Aoun failed to appear before the council several times and ...
