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Free Patriotic Movement التيار الوطني الحر |
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| Leader | Michel Aoun |
| Founder | Michel Aoun |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Rabieh - Beyrouth |
| Ideology | Centrism, Reformism, Secularism |
| Religion | Secular (predominantly Christian) |
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The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) (Arabic: التيار الوطني الحر, Al-Tayyar Al-Watani Al-Hur), also known as the "Aounist Movement" (Arabic: التيار العوني, Tayyar Al-Aouni), is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun, a former commander of the Lebanese army who served as a transitory Prime Minister of one of two governments that contended for power in the final years of the Lebanese Civil War (1988-1990). The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005
Though, originally, most of the party's support came from Lebanon's Christian community, it is gaining considerable support and sympathy among Muslims. The FPM party advocates secularism and the right to vote for Lebanese abroad. It is one of the allies of Hezbollah.
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For many years, while Aoun was exiled in Paris, he led the FPM from abroad. He returned to Lebanon in May 7, 2005 after the cedar revolution forced the withdrawal of the Syrian forces, and then contested the legislative elections held in late May in early June although it placed him on the head of the largest Christian group of deputies.
Aoun also contested the Cedar Revolution which itself gave him the opportunity to come back to Lebanon.
At the time of the 2005 elections, the FPM came up with a detailed political program which contained economic and political reform plans and gained the support of many Lebanese Christians.
In 2006 the FPM signed a memorandum of understanding with Hezbollah organizing their relation and discussing Hezbollah's disarmament given some conditions. The second and third conditions for disarmament were the return of Lebanese prisoners from Israeli jails and the elaboration of a defense strategy to protect Lebanon from the Israeli threat. The agreement also discussed the importance of having normal diplomatic relations with Syria and the request for information about the Lebanese political prisoners in Syria and the return of all political prisoners and diaspora in Israel.
On December 1, 2006 Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun declared to a crowd of protesters that the current government of Lebanon was unconstitutional claiming that the government had "made corruption a daily affair" and called for the resignation on the government. [1] Hundred of thousands of supporters of this party, Amal Movement and Hezbollah, according to the Internal Security Forces (ISF), gathered at Downtown Beirut trying to force Fouad Siniora to abdicate.
On July 11 2008, FPM members, Issam Abu Jamra as Deputy-Prime Minister, Gebran Bassil as Minister of Telecommunications, and Mario Aoun as Minister of Social Affairs were elected into government. It is the Movement's first participation in any Lebanese Government.
In November 2009, the Free Patriotic Movement nominated five ministers to join the first government headed by Saad Hariri. The five ministers included:
The Free Patriotic Movement launched its own broadcasting channel (Orange TV) on the 20th of July 2007, and their own radio station called Sawt Al Mada (voice of scope in English) on June 1st 2009.
OTV Launched officially in 2008 after a testing period of almost six months. OTV covers the world through different broadcasting channel for Europe, North America (i.e., Canada & USA), Australia, and the Middle East. In addition, www.otv.com.lb offers live streaming coverage on the internet and now broadcasts its news bulletin on Saw el Mada radio.
   | Free Patriotic Movement - official website - Lebanon news - World news - tayyar.org |
| | Free Patriotic Movement Message Boards (Unofficial Forum) - Think Right - Lebanon Elections 2009 |
| | Free Patriotic Movement Chat Room - Tayyar - Lebanese Free Patriotic Movement Chat! |
| | Memorandum of Joint Understanding between Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement - Memorandum of Joint Understanding between Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement (February 2006) |
| | Huge Beirut rally demands change - BBC NEWS | Middle East | Huge Beirut rally demands change |
| | Orange TV calls shareholders meeting on capital increase - The Daily Star - Business Articles - Orange TV plans to hit airwaves early despite poor share sales |
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