Lebanon’s elections are well known for their intricate political schemes and unorthodoxies.
In this election, and with the rise of revolutionary youths driven by the existential need for deep change in the political arena, many traditional parties are reorganizing their electoral skills for one more fateful blow against any tangible change shimmering under the debris.
Lebanon comprises 9 electoral districts, each with a varying number of seats for sectarian representation. Here is the list of all the candidates in the Bekaa I district (Zahle) for a more detailed look at the status quo:
Note: In the list below, LF stands for the Lebanese Forces Party, headed by Samir Geagea, and FPM for the Free Patriotic Movement, headed by Gebran Bassil.
Candidate Name | Sect | Electoral List |
Petra Khalil Samaha | Greek Catholic | Capable of Confrontation |
Rami Roukos Abou Eid | Greek Catholic | Capable of Confrontation |
Ghassan Abdo Hmaimes | Maronite | Capable of Confrontation |
Rania Shehadeh el-Mais | Sunni | Capable of Confrontation |
Leena Manouk Koukjian | Armenian Orthodox | Change |
Khalil Nabih Younes | Greek Catholic | Change |
Tanios Nasri Khoury | Maronite | Change |
Hussein Abdullah el-Khatib | Shia | Change |
Rida el-Meis | Sunni | Change |
Martine Andre Demergian | Armenian Orthodox | Independent Sovereignists (Kataeb) |
Michel George Daher | Greek Catholic | Independent Sovereignists (Kataeb) |
Youssef Michel Qaraouni | Greek Orthodox | Independent Sovereignists (Kataeb) |
Samir Antoine Sader | Maronite | Independent Sovereignists (Kataeb) |
Fares Abu Hamdan | Shia | Independent Sovereignists (Kataeb) |
Omar Halablab | Sunni | Independent Sovereignists (Kataeb) |
Fouad Saeed Khoury | Greek Catholic | Speech and Action |
Omar Khayyam Ghassan Maalouf | Greek Orthodox | Speech and Action |
Imad Samir Chamoun | Maronite | Speech and Action |
Ali Hosni Mahdi | Shia | Speech and Action |
Samar Abdel Razak Adham | Sunni | Speech and Action |
Narek Banous Abrahimian | Armenian Orthodox | The Popular Bloc |
Miriam Gibran Tawk Skaff | Greek Catholic | The Popular Bloc |
Sami Fawzi Nabhan | Greek Orthodox | The Popular Bloc |
Maroun Sassine Makhoul | Maronite | The Popular Bloc |
Fawzat Diab Dalloul | Shia | The Popular Bloc |
Mohamed Hamoud | Sunni | The Popular Bloc |
Armen George Isfahani | Armenian Orthodox | Zahle Revolts |
Jihad Nadra Turk | Greek Catholic | Zahle Revolts |
Eid Elias Azar | Greek Orthodox | Zahle Revolts |
Ammar Mohamad Sabori | Shia | Zahle Revolts |
Hamza Ghazi Mita | Sunni | Zahle Revolts |
George Boujikian | Armenian Orthodox | Zahle the Message (FPM & Hezbollah) |
Rabih Wahib Assi | Greek Catholic | Zahle the Message (FPM & Hezbollah) |
Antoine Selim Shaqyeh | Greek Orthodox | Zahle the Message (FPM & Hezbollah) |
Salim George Aoun | Maronite | Zahle the Message (FPM & Hezbollah) |
Rami Abu Hamdan | Shia | Zahle the Message (FPM & Hezbollah) |
Hussein Deeb Saleh | Sunni | Zahle the Message (FPM & Hezbollah) |
Pierre Sarkis Demirjian | Armenian Orthodox | Zahle the Sovereign (LF) |
George Elie Okeis | Greek Catholic | Zahle the Sovereign (LF) |
Sabine Pierre Kassouf | Greek Catholic | Zahle the Sovereign (LF) |
Elias Andre Estefan | Greek Orthodox | Zahle the Sovereign (LF) |
Michel Roux Tannoury | Maronite | Zahle the Sovereign (LF) |
Dima Hussein Abu Dayh | Shia | Zahle the Sovereign (LF) |
Bilal Melhem Al Hashimi | Sunni | Zahle the Sovereign (LF) |