Democratic Gathering (Lebanon)

{{Short description|Parliamentary bloc in the Lebanese Parliament}} '''Democratic Gathering''' ([[Arabic]]: اللقاء الديمقراطي) is the parliamentary bloc of the [[Progressive Socialist Party]] in the [[Lebanese Parliament]]. Headed by [[Taymour Jumblatt]], it consisted of 9 deputies after the [[2018 Lebanese general election|2018 general election]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=البرلمان اللبناني ينقسم إلى 10 كتل نيابية و9 نواب مستقلين|url=https://aawsat.com/home/article/1279001/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-10-%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%84-%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%889-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86|access-date=2021-03-19|website=الشرق الأوسط|language=ar}}</ref> and 8 deputies after the [[2022 Lebanese general election| 2022 general election]].

== Election summary == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" ! Election ! Seats ! Change |- | [[Lebanese general election, 1992|1992]] | {{composition bar|5|128|per=1|{{party color|Progressive Socialist Party}}}} | {{steady}} |- | [[Lebanese general election, 1996|1996]] | {{composition bar|5|128|per=1|{{party color|Progressive Socialist Party}}}} | {{steady}} |- | [[Lebanese general election, 2000|2000]] | {{composition bar|6|128|per=1|{{party color|Progressive Socialist Party}}}} | {{Increase}} 1 |- | [[Lebanese general election, 2005|2005]] | {{composition bar|16|128|per=1|{{party color|Progressive Socialist Party}}}} | {{Increase}} 10 |- | [[Lebanese general election, 2009|2009]] | {{composition bar|11|128|per=1|{{party color|Progressive Socialist Party}}}} | {{Decrease}} 5 |- | [[Lebanese general election, 2018|2018]] | {{composition bar|9|128|per=1|{{party color|Progressive Socialist Party}}}} | {{Decrease}} 2 |- | [[2022 Lebanese general election|2022]] | {{composition bar|8|128|per=1|{{party color|Progressive Socialist Party}}}} | {{Decrease}} 1 |}

== 2018–2022 session deputies == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Name !Election Area !Political Affiliation !Sect |- |[[Faisal Al Sayegh]] |[[Beirut II]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |Hadi Aboul Hosn |[[Baabda]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |[[Akram Chehayeb]] |[[Aley]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |[[Henri Helou]] |[[Aley]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Maronite Catholic]] |- |[[Taymur Jumblatt]] |[[Chouf]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |[[Marwan Hamade]] |[[Chouf]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |Bilal Abdallah |[[Chouf]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Sunni Muslim]] |- |Nehme Tohme |[[Chouf]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Melkite Greek Catholic Church|Melkite Greek Catholic]] |- |[[Wael Abou Faour]] |[[Rashaya]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |}

== 2022–2026 session deputies == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Name !Election Area !Political Affiliation !Sect |- |[[Faisal Al Sayegh]] |[[Beirut II]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |Hadi Aboul Hosn |[[Baabda]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |[[Akram Chehayeb]] |[[Aley]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |Ragy El Saad |[[Aley]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Maronite]] |- |[[Taymur Jumblatt]] |[[Chouf]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |[[Marwan Hamade]] |[[Chouf]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |- |Bilal Abdallah |[[Chouf]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Sunni]] |- |[[Wael Abou Faour]] |[[Rashaya]] |{{Color box|#cc0000|||border=silver}} [[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]] |[[Druze]] |}

==See also== * [[List of members of the 2018–2022 Lebanese Parliament]] * [[List of members of the 2022–2026 Lebanese Parliament]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Progressive Socialist Party]]

[[Category:Parliamentary blocs of Lebanon]]