National Call Party

The National Call Party (Arabic: حزب النداء القومي‎‎, hizb al-nida' al-qawmi) was a political party in Lebanon. The party was founded by Takieddin el-Solh and Ali Bazzi.[1] Not really a formally structured party, it functioned as a political platform for the el-Solh family and drew support mainly from poor Sunnis in Beirut and Sidon.[1][2]

The party made some inroads in Tripoli ahead of the 1947 elections, in the wake of a corruption scandal damaging the position of local strongman Rachid Karami.[2] Qabuli Zuq, elected to parliament in 1951, was the chairman of the Tripoli branch of the party.[3]

In August 1952 the party formed an alliance called the Popular Front together with the Kataeb Party and the Muslim National Congress.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rodger Shanahan (5 November 2005). The Shi'a of Lebanon: Clans, Parties and Clerics. I.B.Tauris. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-85043-766-6.
  2. 1 2 3 Eyal Ziser (12 May 2000). Lebanon: The Challenge of Independence. I.B.Tauris. pp. 12, 131, 235. ISBN 978-1-86064-537-2.
  3. ↑ Safadi Foundation. طرابلس في الذاكرة
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.