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The National Liberal Party (NLP, Arabic ''Hizbu-l-waTaniyyīni-l-aHrār'') is a Political Party in Lebanon , established by President Camille Chamoun in 1958 . It is now under the leadership of Dory Chamoun , his son. The party has adopted a hard line in regard to the preservation of Lebanese Independence , and to the safeguard of the distinctive Liberal practices in Lebanon with respect to Freedom Of Expression and Opinion and Religious Freedom s. Like most Lebanese political organization, it has a sectarian basis; the NLP is mainly supported by Christian s. (For more information on this, see Demographics Of Lebanon ) During the Lebanese Civil War of 1975-90, the NLP was aligned with the mainly Maronite Christian alliance who fought the Lebanese National Movement (LNM). It had its own armed militia, the Tigers . In 1977, the NLP joined with the Kataeb Party (Phalange) and the Lebanese Renewal Party (LRP) to form the Lebanese Front , a political coalition. This was parallelled by the joining of the militias under a central command, the Lebanese Forces , headed by Phalange leader Bashir Gemayel . In 1980, Gemayel turned on the Tigers, and in a surprise attack in Safra eliminated the militia on request of Camille Chamoun some say. The NLP has survived as a party, however. In 2005 the NLP was part of the Qornet Shehwan Gathering , opposed to the Syrian Presence In Lebanon , but later left because of what it alleged was "corruption" in this gathering. External link Official Web Site |
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