Lebanese Option Gathering
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Lebanese Option Gathering (LOG) is a Lebanese
predominantly Shia political movement established in 2007. It is headed by Ahmad al-Asaad , the son of the former speaker of the Lebanese Parliament
Kamel al-Asaad
and strongly protests the political hegemony
of the two movements Hezbollah and Amal on the Shi'ite community in Lebanon.
It's platform is more in line with the Lebanese majority March 14 Alliance
and greatly opposed to mainstream Shi'ite movements allied with the March 8 Alliance
, namely Hezbollah and Amal
Movements, but the Lebanese Option Gathering is not an official part of the March 14 Alliance and keeps an independent secular status.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
predominantly Shia political movement established in 2007. It is headed by Ahmad al-Asaad , the son of the former speaker of the Lebanese Parliament
Parliament of Lebanon
The Parliament of Lebanon is the national parliament of Lebanon. There are 128 members elected to a four-year terms in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations. Lebanon has universal adult suffrage...
Kamel al-Asaad
Kamel Asaad
Kamel El Assaad or Kamel Al Assaad was a Lebanese politician.Coming from a large feudal family from southern Lebanon, he held the title of "Bakaweit"...
and strongly protests the political hegemony
Hegemony
Hegemony is an indirect form of imperial dominance in which the hegemon rules sub-ordinate states by the implied means of power rather than direct military force. In Ancient Greece , hegemony denoted the politico–military dominance of a city-state over other city-states...
of the two movements Hezbollah and Amal on the Shi'ite community in Lebanon.
It's platform is more in line with the Lebanese majority March 14 Alliance
March 14 Alliance
The March 14 alliance , named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon that call for sovereignty over all Lebanese territories, led by MP Saad Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, as...
and greatly opposed to mainstream Shi'ite movements allied with the March 8 Alliance
March 8 Alliance
The March 8 Alliance is a coalition of various political parties in Lebanon. It has been the ruling coalition since January 25, 2011 when the alliance managed to nominate Najib Mikati as the new prime minister.-History:...
, namely Hezbollah and Amal
Amal Movement
Amal Movement is short for the Lebanese Resistance Detachments the acronym for which, in Arabic, is "amal", meaning "hope."Amal was founded in 1975 as the militia wing of the Movement of the Disinherited, a Shi'a political movement founded by Musa...
Movements, but the Lebanese Option Gathering is not an official part of the March 14 Alliance and keeps an independent secular status.