Solidarity Party (Lebanon)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Solidarity Party حزب التضامن | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Tadamon |
| Leader | Emile Rahme |
| Founder | Emile Rahme |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Deir El Ahmar |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| National affiliation | March 8 Alliance |
| Parliament of Lebanon | 0 / 128 |
| Cabinet of Lebanon | 0 / 30 |
The Solidarity Party (Hizb Al-Tadamon Al-Lubnany; Arabic:حزب التضامن اللبناني) is a Lebanese political party established in 1985 and by Emile Rahme and part of the March 8 Alliance.[1] It had one seat in the 2009 Lebanese elections.[2] Emile Rahme, who was in 2000 an external candidate in Bsharri District, was elected deputy for the Maronite seat of Baalbek-Hermel District in 2009. In 2018 and again in 2022, he lost his seat to the Lebanese Forces candidate Antoine Habchi.[3]
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.