The National Call Party ( Arabic: حزب النداء القومي, hizb al-nida' al-qawmi) was a political party in Lebanon. The party was founded by Takieddin el-Solh and Ali Bazzi. [1] Not really a formally structured party, it functioned as a political platform for the el-Solh family and drew support mainly from poor Sunnis in Beirut and Sidon. [1] [2]
The party made some inroads in Tripoli ahead of the 1947 elections, in the wake of a corruption scandal damaging the position of local strongman Rachid Karami. [2] Qabuli Zuq, elected to parliament in 1951, was the chairman of the Tripoli branch of the party. [3]
In August 1952 the party formed an alliance called the Popular Front together with the Kataeb Party and the Muslim National Congress. [2]
References
- ^ a b Rodger Shanahan (5 November 2005). The Shi'a of Lebanon: Clans, Parties and Clerics. I.B.Tauris. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-85043-766-6.
- ^ a b c Eyal Ziser (12 May 2000). Lebanon: The Challenge of Independence. I.B.Tauris. pp. 12, 131, 235. ISBN 978-1-86064-537-2.
- ^ Safadi Foundation. طرابلس في الذاكرة
The National Call Party ( Arabic: حزب النداء القومي, hizb al-nida' al-qawmi) was a political party in Lebanon. The party was founded by Takieddin el-Solh and Ali Bazzi. [1] Not really a formally structured party, it functioned as a political platform for the el-Solh family and drew support mainly from poor Sunnis in Beirut and Sidon. [1] [2]
The party made some inroads in Tripoli ahead of the 1947 elections, in the wake of a corruption scandal damaging the position of local strongman Rachid Karami. [2] Qabuli Zuq, elected to parliament in 1951, was the chairman of the Tripoli branch of the party. [3]
In August 1952 the party formed an alliance called the Popular Front together with the Kataeb Party and the Muslim National Congress. [2]
References
- ^ a b Rodger Shanahan (5 November 2005). The Shi'a of Lebanon: Clans, Parties and Clerics. I.B.Tauris. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-85043-766-6.
- ^ a b c Eyal Ziser (12 May 2000). Lebanon: The Challenge of Independence. I.B.Tauris. pp. 12, 131, 235. ISBN 978-1-86064-537-2.
- ^ Safadi Foundation. طرابلس في الذاكرة