Lebanese Forces
Lebanese Christian nationalist political party and former militia
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| February 2025 | Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced a new government consisting of 24 ministers, with the Lebanese Forces securing four ministerial positions: Youssef Rajji as Foreign Minister, Joe Saddi as Energy Minister, Charles Al-Hajj as Telecommunications Minister, and Joe Issa Al-Khoury as Industry Minister. |
| December 2024 | Lebanese Forces celebrated the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, with party leader Samir Geagea publicly commenting that any post-Assad Syrian situation would be an improvement over the current regime. |
| April 2024 | Pascal Suleiman, Lebanese Forces coordinator in the Byblos District, was kidnapped by armed assailants. The next day, he was reported dead by the Lebanese Army, with his body allegedly taken to Syria. The party blamed Hezbollah and claimed it was a political murder. |
| 2023 | Lebanese Forces established a new internal election cycle, with elections for Party President, Vice President, and Executive Committee members to be held every 6 years. |
| October 29 2023 | Lebanese Forces held their first internal elections, with 31,000 eligible voters and 18,321 (58.9%) participating. Samir Geagea won the presidency by acclamation, and Georges Adwan was elected Vice President by acclamation. |
| August 6 2023 | Elias Hasrouni, former Lebanese Forces coordinator in Bint Jbeil, was found dead in an apparent crash site. Samir Geagea declared it an assassination and blamed Hezbollah, suggesting the murder was politically motivated. |
| August 2 2023 | MPs Melhem Riachi and Georges Okeis proposed legislation to legalize optional civil marriage in Lebanon, allowing couples to choose any municipality with at least 15 members for their marriage ceremony, with legal recognition for both Lebanese and non-Lebanese individuals. |
| 2022 | The Lebanese Forces secured the most seats in parliamentary elections. Party leader Samir Geagea publicly pledged not to vote for long-time incumbent speaker Nabih Berri, citing corruption in Berri's political bloc. |
| 2022 | Lebanese Forces participated in general elections, presenting 18 direct members and allies across electoral districts. The party secured 19 seats, becoming the largest Christian-based party in parliament and forming the Strong Republic bloc with additional seats from allied parties. |
| October 14 2021 | Samir Geagea was involved in controversial violent clashes in Beirut during a Hezbollah protest, resulting in at least seven deaths and over 30 injuries. Geagea was summoned by military intelligence but did not appear, and his supporters protested the summons. |
| February 22 2021 | Lebanese Forces Party MPs officially requested an international investigation into the Beirut port explosion by petitioning the UN Secretary-General through UN Special Coordinator Najat Rochdi. |
| December 2020 | Ground-0 Relief Committee completed significant humanitarian efforts, including repairing 709 houses, assisting 5300 individuals, distributing 14000 food rations, and providing 150 scholarships to Beirut school students. |
| August 6 2020 | Samir Geagea, Lebanese Forces Party's executive chairman, was the first politician to visit Beirut after the Beirut explosion and launched the Ground-0 relief committee under Dr. May Chidiac to support rebuilding efforts. |
| 2019 | Lebanese Forces continues ministerial representation with Ghassan Hasbani becoming Deputy PM, Richard Kouyoumjian as Social Affairs Minister, May Chidiac as Culture Minister, and Camille Abousleiman as Labor Minister |
| 2018 | Lebanese Forces increased their electoral performance, securing 168,960 votes (4th place) and winning 9.61% of overall votes with 7 seats. |
| 2016 | Lebanese Forces secures multiple ministerial positions, including Ghassan Hasbani as Deputy PM and Health Minister, Melhem Riachi as Information Minister, and Pierre Bou Assi as Social Affairs Minister |
| July 29 2016 | MP Elie Keyrouz introduced a law to abolish Article 522 of the Lebanese Penal Code, which previously allowed perpetrators of assault to escape prosecution by marrying their victim. |
| June 2 2012 | MP Elie Keyrouz proposed legislation to abolish the death penalty in Lebanon, advocating for replacement with life imprisonment with hard labor or life imprisonment depending on the crime's circumstances. |
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