Parliamentary Democratic Front

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PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRATIC FRONT

the members of kamal jumblatt's parliamentary bloc in lebanon.

The Parliamentary Democratic Front was a powerful political group in the 1972 Lebanese election, although it did not have a clear political agenda beyond loyalty to the political leadership of Kamal Jumblatt. It included members from various sects but was predominantly Druze-oriented, given the Druze basis of Jumblatt's leadership.

see also druze; jumblatt, kamal.


Bibliography


AbuKhalil, As'ad. Historical Dictionary of Lebanon. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998.


as'ad abukhalil
updated by michael r. fischbach

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