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Lebanese political party

Lebanese Democratic Party الحزب الديمقراطي اللبناني
Flag of the LDP
Abbreviation LDP
Leader Prince Talal Arslan
Vice Charman Marwan Abou Fadel
Founder Prince Talal Arslan
Founded 1 July 2001
Headquarters Lebanon Choueifat, Lebanon
Ideology Conservatism
Political position Centre-right
National affiliation March 8 Alliance
Parliament of Lebanon 0 / 128
Cabinet of Lebanon 2 / 20
Website
Official Site
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The Lebanese Democratic Party (Arabic: الحزب الديمقراطي اللبناني, romanized: _al-ḥizb ad-dīmuqrāṭī al-Lubnānī) is a political party in Lebanon established by Prince Talal Arslan and Marwan Abou Fadel in 2001. Prince Talal is the son of Lebanese Druze leader Emir Magid Arslan and has presided over the party ever since its establishment.

The Lebanese Democratic Party is officially secular and has members from all Lebanese sects, but most of its support comes from the Druze, who support the Arslan family. It is part of the March 8 Alliance.

The party was represented in the Lebanese parliament in 2000 and in 2009. In the General elections of 2009, Talal Arslan won a seat in the Parliament representing the Aley district, and Fadi Awar the one representing the Baabda district.[1]

  1. ^ "Political Party Mapping in Lebanon Ahead of the 2018 Elections". Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. p. 7. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

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