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14-456: Once led by former Prime Minister Omar Karami , the party is now led by his son Faisal Karami . In the 2018 Lebanese general election , Faisal Karami and Jihad Al-Samad were elected as a members of parliament for Tripoli on the "National Dignity" list. Another candidate from the list, Taha Naji, was narrowly defeated by Dima Jamali of the Future Movement , a result that was invalidated by

28-482: A Lebanese political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Omar Karami [REDACTED] Member State of the Arab League [REDACTED] Lebanon portal Omar Abdul Hamid Karami (last name also spelled Karamé and Karameh ) ( Arabic : عمر عبد الحميد كرامي ; 7 September 1934 – 1 January 2015) was the 29th prime minister of Lebanon for two non-consecutive terms. He

42-686: The Aoun Alliance four. Aoun re-stamped his authority as a major Christian leader on the political scene. The fourth and final round was held on June 20 in North Governorate . The Hariri List won all 28 seats, giving them a total of 72 of the National Assembly's 128 seats. Turnout was estimated around 46.5%. This article related to politics in Lebanon is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Asian election-related article

56-765: The Constitutional Council. Jamali regained the seat in a by-election in May 2019. Karami lost his seat in parliament in the original results of the 2022 Lebanese general election , but in September 2022, the results from the North II electoral district were overturned by the Constitutional Council in November 2022 following a recount, and Karami was returned to parliament, replacing Rami Fanj. This article about

70-555: The Resistance and Development Bloc receiving more than 80% of the vote. The third round was held on June 12 in Beqaa and Mount Lebanon . In Mount Lebanon the Hariri List won 17 seats, as did the Aoun Alliance, made up of Michel Aoun 's Free Patriotic Movement and two smaller parties; Hezbollah won one. In Beqaa , the Resistance and Development Bloc won 11 seats, the Hariri List eight, and

84-570: The age of 80. 2005 Lebanese general election Najib Mikati Independent Fouad Siniora M14th [REDACTED] Member State of the Arab League [REDACTED] Lebanon portal General elections were held in Lebanon in May and June 2005 to elect the 128 members of the Parliament of Lebanon . They were the second elections in thirty years without a Syrian military or intelligence presence in Lebanon . These elections were

98-452: The assassination, and demanded Syria withdraw its troops and intelligence personnel from Lebanon. Protests grew in Beirut despite an official ban on public protests, and the opposition planned to call for a no confidence vote . Amid the growing pressure, Karami announced on 28 February 2005 that his government would resign, although it remained temporarily in a caretaker role. Ten days after

112-499: The collapse of the Lebanese pound against the US dollar which provoked street riots. Karami was elected as Parliamentary representative of Tripoli in 1991, following his brother's assassination. In late October 2004, he formed a cabinet after the resignation of Rafik Hariri . Due to the assassination of ex-prime minister Hariri on 14 February 2005, members of the opposition blamed Syria for

126-620: The first in Lebanese history to be won outright by a single electoral block and were also the first to be monitored by the United Nations. The first round was held on May 29, 2005 in Beirut . The Rafik Hariri Martyr List , a coalition of Saad Hariri 's Current for the Future , the Progressive Socialist Party and other anti-Syrian parties, won all 19 seats. Saad Hariri is the son of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri who

140-454: The resignation, following protests in Beirut that were supportive of president Karami, President Émile Lahoud re-appointed Karami as prime minister on 10 March and asked him to form a new government. With the backing of a majority of deputies, Karami called on all parties to join a government of national unity. On 13 April, after failing to create a new government, Karami resigned again. He

154-502: Was Prime Minister for the first time from 24 December 1990, when Selim al-Hoss gave up power, until May 1992, when he resigned due to economic instability. He was again Prime Minister from October 2004 to April 2005. Karami was born Omar Abdul Hamid Karami in the northern Lebanese town of An Nouri, near Tripoli in 1934 to a Sunni Muslim family. He was the son of former prime minister and independence hero Abdul Hamid Karami . He

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168-655: Was assassinated in February 2005, in a car bombing in Beirut. The coalition left one seat free for a Shiite candidate from Hezbollah. The second round was held on June 5 in South Lebanon and Nabatyeh Governorate . The Resistance and Development Bloc, a joint ticket by the two main Shiite parties Amal and Hezbollah , in addition to Bahiya Al-Hariri, the sister of the assassinated late Prime Minister Rafic Al-Hariri and Oussama Saad from Sidon, won all 23 seats. Official tallies showed

182-425: Was replaced by Najib Mikati in the post. This resignation added to the turmoil already prevalent in Lebanon since Hariri's assassination as now there was no government to call the elections which were due that upcoming May. Karami did not run for office in the 2005 general elections . Karami was the father of Faisal Karami . On the morning of 1 January 2015, Karami died following a long period of illness at

196-421: Was the brother of Arab nationalist, eight-time prime minister and major Lebanese statesman, Rashid Karami , who was assassinated in 1987. Omar Karami held a degree in law, which he received from Cairo University in 1956. Karami worked both as a lawyer and businessman. In 1989, he was appointed education minister and on 24 December 1990, prime minister. He was in office until May 1992 when he resigned due to

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