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The March 14 Alliance (Arabic: تحالف 14 آذار‎), or M14, named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of anti-Syrian political parties and independents in Lebanon, led by Saad Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, Samir Geagea president of the Lebanese Forces, former President Sheik Amine Gemayel and Walid Jumblatt of Progressive Socialist Party. At the last legislative elections, May and June 2005, the alliance became the dominant group in parliament with 72 MP:s out of 128. Currently the Alliance has 68 of 127 MP:s because of assassinations, a defection and a natural death. The bloc is formed by:

Future Movement (Tayyar Al Mustaqbal), 34. (Officially secular; Mainly Sunni Muslim.)
Progressive Socialist Party (Hizb al-Taqadummi al-Ishtiraki), 15. (Officially secular; Mainly Druze.)
Lebanese Forces, 5 (Officially secular; Mainly Maronite Christian.)
Qornet Shehwan Gathering, 6 (Mainly Maronite Christian.)
- Phalangist or Kataeb Party (Hizb al-Kataeb), 0
- National Liberal Party (Hizb al-Ahrar al-Watani), 0
- Independence Movement (Harakit al-istiklal), 2
- independents, 4
Tripoli Bloc, 4 (3 Muslim MPs and one Christian)
Democratic Renewal, 1 (Muslim MP)
Democratic Left, 1 (Christian MP)
Ramgavar Party (Ramgavar Azadakan - Liberal Democratic), 1 (Armenian)
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party, 1 (Armenian)
Lebanese National Bloc, 0
Free Shiite movement, 0

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v • d • e Parliamentary political blocs in Lebanon

March 14 Alliance	Future Movement - Progressive Socialist Party - Lebanese Forces - Democratic Renewal Movement - Qornet Shehwan Gathering (Kataeb Party, National Liberal Party, Independence Movement) - Democratic Left - Tripoli Bloc - Lebanese National Bloc

March 8 Alliance	Amal Movement - Hezbollah - Syrian Social Nationalist Party - Baath Arab Socialist Party - Lebanese Communist Party - Free Patriotic Movement - Skaff Bloc - Marada Movement - People's Movement

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