During the Lebanese Parliamentary Elections of 7 June 2009, Suleiman Frangieh was elected as a Member of Parliament for the seat of Zgharta-Zawyieh after he had lost that seat in the 2005 elections. He won the seat along with his two running …

Currently, he is the head of the parliamentary bloc Lebanon Free and United that includes the deputies: Karam, Douaihi and Emile Rahmeh. Ministerial Responsibilities: Minister for eight times in several cabinets between 1990 and 2005

Suleiman Frangieh was a scion of one of the leading Maronite families of Zgharta, near Tripoli; the family's name comes from the Greek Φρὰγκοι (pron. "Frangi"), after the Franks.. Frangieh was born in Zgharta on 15 June 1910. [1] He was the second son of a politician, Kabalan Suleiman Frangieh. [2] His mother was Lamia Raffoul. [3] Kabalan Frangieh was …

The leader of Lebanon's Marada Movement, Suleiman Frangieh, announced Wednesday that he was withdrawing from the presidential race and expressed his support for Army Commander Joseph Aoun's candidacy.

Jan 14, 2025 · Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second round of voting after his rival, a Hezbollah-backed candidate called …

Jan 9, 2025 · Hezbollah previously backed another candidate, Suleiman Frangieh, the leader of a small Christian party in northern Lebanon with close ties to former Syrian President Bashar Assad. However, on...

Jan 9, 2025 · -Lebanon’s parliament is convening to elect a president after a two-year vacuum, with army commander Joseph Aoun emerging as a frontrunner. -The withdrawal of Hezbollah-backed candidate Suleiman ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Hezbollah and its closest allies voted for Suleiman Frangieh in that session - the last time parliament attempted to elect a head of state. Frangieh secured 51 votes. Hezbollah at the time...

Suleiman Antoine Frangieh (Arabic: سليمان بك فرنجية; born 18 October 1965) is a Lebanese politician. He is the incumbent leader of the Marada Movement and a former Member of Parliament for the Maronite seat of Zgharta-Zawyie, in North Lebanon.

Jan 9, 2025 · Lebanon’s parliament is expected to elect Army Commander Joseph Aoun as president on Thursday, ending a leadership vacuum that has persisted since October 2022. Aoun’s candidacy gained momentum after Hezbollah-backed contender Suleiman Frangieh withdrew and endorsed him, signaling a shift in the country’s complex political dynamics.