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The Democratic Left Movement (DLM, Arabic, ĥarakatu-l-yasāri-d-dimuqrātī, Arabic acronym HYD), is a political party in Lebanon founded in September 2004. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral

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Formation

The DLM was formed as a result of a combined effort among leftist intellectuals, activists who had previously split from the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP) and leftist student groups. An intellectual (from the adjective meaning "involving thought and reason" is a person who tries to use his or her Intelligence and analytical thinking, The Lebanese Communist Party ( LCP; Arabic: الـحـزب الشـيـوعـي اللبـنـانـي Hizbu-sh-shuy‘uī-l-lubnānī) is a Left-wing The Preparatory Committee, which had previously issued statements highly critical of the Syrian hegemony over Lebanon and calling for the birth of a new left, arranged for a general assembly in which a founding committee was elected in September 2004 and the movement was officially born. Hegemony (hɨˈdʒɛməni (Amer /hɨˈɡɛməni/ (Brit (ἡγεμονία hēgemonía) is a concept that has been used to describe and explain the dominance of one social

History

By the late 1980s, unknown people embarked on an assassination spree that resulted in purging known leftist intellectuals such as Hussein Mroue and Mahdi Amel among others. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. This was coupled with the downfall of the number one supporter of leftists in Lebanon, the Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 It also marked the beginning of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon that lasted until April 26, 2005. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Living under Syrian tutelage stirred a dilemma among the leftists' leadership, intellectuals' and rank and file. Should the left contend to this existence under the pretext of fending off external danger? Or should it seek democracy first as a means for the liberation of the Arab people and the key to fending off all kinds of danger, whether external or internal.

The leftist division survives to this day and has, since its eruption, witnessed several developments. The first and foremost of these developments was the resignation of George Hawi, the Lebanese Communist Party's (LCP) leader and strong figure, in 1992. George Hawi ( جورج حاوي in Arabic) (1938 &ndash June 21, 2005) was a Lebanese Politician and former secretary general of The Lebanese Communist Party ( LCP; Arabic: الـحـزب الشـيـوعـي اللبـنـانـي Hizbu-sh-shuy‘uī-l-lubnānī) is a Left-wing Hawi was quoted as saying that he better "leave the boat before it wrecks," in reference to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Following Hawi, several communist voices started calling for the rejection of the soviet model and the revival of the party's role as a spearhead in the fight for Lebanon's sovereignty and independence.

The first breach among the leftists, however, occurred among the rank and file of students with the spontaneous creation of what came to be called as the Independent Leftist Groups. These groups scored some initial success which in turn encouraged opposition factions within the LCP to revolt against the leadership and start calling for the renewal of the structure, thought and perceptions of the left.

At the time, the gap between the LCP leadership and leftist intellectuals was further widening. To add insult to injury, the LCP leadership expelled a number of its student members in an attempt to shutdown opposition voices within the party.

The expelled students, however, had different ideas and showed signs of determination and strong will as they created what came to be known as the Communist Students Organization. The organization led to further breaches within the LCP.

Divisions within the LCP reached their climax in 2004 when during the Ninth Assembly; quasi-Stalinists found their way to top echelons of the leadership after the party witnessed wide mismanagement of its elections and democratic process. Stalinism is the political regime named after Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union from 1929–1953 The undemocratic elections for their part saw officials tampering with membership lists in order to keep their loyalists enlisted while scratching the names of the supporters of their opponents.

This time, LCP's opposition factions walked out on their party and alongside other leftist intellectuals as well as the ILGs, formed what came to be known as the Democratic Left Movement.

Ideological profile

DLM predominantly advocates a European-style social democracy to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor without compromising freedom or economic productivity. Social democracy is a Political ideology of the left and centre-left However, DLM supports the existence of currents each possibly having a different leftist ideology and platform. Thus, DLM's ideology is a broad leftist platform that forms the common denominator among its constituents.

DLM is one of the few parties in Lebanon that call for a secular state. Secularism is generally the assertion that governmental practices or institutions should exist separately from Religion or religious beliefs The movement is, however, more pragmatic on this issue and believes that Lebanon should gradually overcome sectarianism following a series of changes rather than a single radical change. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Sectarianism is Bigotry, Discrimination, Prejudice or Hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions

DLM has actively participated in the Independence Uprising that had its peak on March 14, 2005, when over a million demonstrators gathered to put an end to the Syrian hegemony over Lebanon. The Cedar Revolution ( Arabic: ثورة الأرز - thawrat al-arz) or Independence Intifada ( intifāḍat al-istiqlāl) was a chain of demonstrations Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Syrian occupation of Lebanon (sometimes called the Syrian military presence in Lebanon) is the period 1976-2005 when Syria had a military presence in and During these protests, the movement warned against racist and chauvinist slogans. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Chauvinism (ˈʃoʊvɨnɪzəm is extreme and unreasoning Partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs especially when the partisanship includes malice and hatred

Structure

DLM is the only political party in Lebanon to encourage currents and decentralization within the movement. Lebanon has numerous political parties, but they play a much less significant role in Lebanese politics than they do in most parliamentary democracies

The general assembly elects a National Committee on the basis of proportional representation, where every current forms a list. The National Assembly sets up the political priorities, alliances and rhetoric, and elects an Executive Bureau for daily follow-up on various issues.

Finally, Regional Assemblies and Syndic Assemblies also elect their committees. However, these committees enjoy a relative autonomy and are not controlled by the Executive Bureau nor by the National Assembly.

Electoral results

At the last legislative elections, May and June 2005, DLM won one seat in the Lebanese Parliament through its Leader Elias Atallah, becoming the first leftist secular political party to be represented in the parliament. The Parliament of Lebanon (known as Le Parlement in Lebanon is the Lebanese national legislature. Secularism is generally the assertion that governmental practices or institutions should exist separately from Religion or religious beliefs

There are unusually many Political parties in Lebanon. Lebanon has numerous political parties, but they play a much less significant role in Lebanese politics than they do in most parliamentary democracies The current paliamentary majority is supported by the following alliance:

Hawi and Kassir assassinations

On June 2, 2005, Samir Kassir, one of the founders of the movement, and a prominent Lebanese journalist and political analyst, was assassinated. Future Movement ( Arabic: تيار المستقبل Tayyar Al Mustaqbal) (FM is a Lebanese Political movement in Lebanon, led by The Progressive Socialist Party (or PSP) ( Arabic "الحزب التقدمي الاشتراكي" al-hizb al-taqadummi al-ishtiraki) is a political The Lebanese Forces (LF ( Arabic: القوات اللبنانية al-quwat al-lubnāniyya) is a Lebanese political party and a former The Qornet Shehwan Gathering ( Arabic: لقاء قرنة شهوان is a Lebanese political organization comprising politicians intellectuals and businessmen mostly The Lebanese Kataeb Party ( Arabic: الكتائب اللبنانية Kataeb is the Plural of Katiba which is a translation into Arabic of the Greek word The National Liberal Party (NLP Arabic: حزب الوطنيين الأحرار, literally Hizbu-l-waTaniyyīni-l-aHrār The Tripoli Bloc is one of the political blocs present in the Lebanese Parliament. The Democratic Renewal Movement is a reformist seculary orientated Political party in Lebanon. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samir Kassir (سمير قصير in Arabic) ( May 5 1960 &ndash June 2 2005) was a professor of history at Saint-Joseph University A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Less than one month later, on June 21, 2005, George Hawi, the former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party , was also assassinated by a car bomb in Beirut. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Hawi ( جورج حاوي in Arabic) (1938 &ndash June 21, 2005) was a Lebanese Politician and former secretary general of The Lebanese Communist Party ( LCP; Arabic: الـحـزب الشـيـوعـي اللبـنـانـي Hizbu-sh-shuy‘uī-l-lubnānī) is a Left-wing A car bomb is an explosive device placed in a car or other Vehicle and then detonated. Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 The movement blames Damascus and the government of President Bashar al-Assad, and Syrian allies in the Lebanese security apparatus responsible. Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria. This page lists presidents and other Heads of State of Syria. Dr Bashar al-Assad (بشار الأسد) (born 11 September, 1965) is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Regional Secretary

Internal Elections

On April 29, 2007, elections were held within the movement to elect the new members of the national assembly, based on proportional representation, for the first time in Lebanon. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Two lists competed, one supported by Elias Atallah, and representing the leadership's rhetoric at that time, and the other containing 14 all-youth candidates , named Keep Left, calling in its program for the movement not to lose its leftist identity while insisting on being part of March 14. The results were surprising, as the youth list managed to gather 34% of the votes, enabling all the list to be elected to the national assembly.

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The Cedar Revolution ( Arabic: ثورة الأرز - thawrat al-arz) or Independence Intifada ( intifāḍat al-istiqlāl) was a chain of demonstrations The March 14 Alliance ( تحالف 14 آذار) or M14, named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of Anti-Syrian political Samir Kassir (سمير قصير in Arabic) ( May 5 1960 &ndash June 2 2005) was a professor of history at Saint-Joseph University
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