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Free Patriotic Movement (FPM)
The Free Patriotic Movement is a Lebanese Christian party founded on 14 July 1994 by Michel Aoun in Paris exile, led since 2015 by Gebran Bassil.
- Website
- tayyar.org
Centre · Where sources place the party
Wikipedia: centre to centre-left historically, shifted rightward (FPM)
Ideology: Christian democracy, Lebanese nationalism, civic nationalism
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It holds 13 of 128 seats and, since February 2025, sits in opposition to the government of Nawaf Salam. It is named in the 2026 Lebanese parliamentary election race.
History
Michel Aoun founded the movement in 1994. In 2005 it became the largest Christian bloc after the Cedar Revolution, and in 2016 Aoun was elected president, ending a 29-month vacancy. In 2022 it lost seats and the Lebanese Forces became the largest Christian party. In October 2024 it announced the end of its alliance with Hezbollah, and in February 2025 it moved into opposition. Gebran Bassil, Aoun's son-in-law, has led it since 2015.
Positions
Wikipedia lists Christian democracy, Lebanese nationalism and civic nationalism as its ideology and says it was historically centrist to centre-left but has shifted to the right in recent years. Its parliamentary bloc is Strong Lebanon. It runs the television channel OTV and the news site Tayyar.org.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia
Lebanon Parliamentary Election Winner 2026
| Outcome | Left – Right | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Amal Movement (Amal) | Centre-right | 1% |
| Lebanese Forces (LF) | <1% | |
| Hezbollah (Hezb) | <1% | |
| Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) | <1% | |
| Kataeb Party (Kataeb) | Centre-right | <1% |
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) | <1% | |
| Marada Movement (MM) | Right | <1% |
| Independence Movement (IM) | <1% | |
| Taqaddom Party | Centre-left | <1% |
| Islamic Charitable Projects Association (ICPA) | <1% | |
| Islamic Group (IG) | <1% | |
| Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) | Centre | <1% |