Updates

Below are National Bloc's latest updates, along with its political statements, activities and projects.

Government sets loss at 83 billion dollars without blame on political leadership

The Lebanese National Bloc Party asserted that the leaked version of the government bailout plan can be summed up in three points: the amount, the absence of political liability for bankruptcy, and the recovery of the stolen funds.

“The National Bloc” to donors: any aid without a governmental plan will only float a governing system that has destroyed Lebanon, and will be against the will of its people

The Lebanese National Bloc party stressed that any aid from donor parties to the government that is done without the latter having made an “acceptable plan” represents a “lack of respect to the will of the Lebanese people, and floating...

Quota and benefits approach continues for expected appointments

The Lebanese National Bloc Party said that what Suleiman Frangieh, president of the “Marada” movement, revealed about the appointments for the governing board of Banque du Liban and the Banking Control Commission by saying “choices will be made based on...

Parties put pressure on their government to return expats

The Lebanese National Bloc Party said that the “parties/sects” are putting pressure on the government that they have formed to return the Lebanese stuck outside Lebanon but without providing the necessary requirements to safeguard the returnees or their families.

Political parties boasting about aid is a manifestation of moral pandemic

The Lebanese National Bloc Party noted that the “sectarian parties” in power are adopting their same old approach of quotas and corruption in dealing with the Corona Virus pandemic, showing their utter lack of sympathy.  The Bloc considered that some...

Adopting “Afaal” project can save 500,000 citizens living in extreme poverty

Lebanese National Bloc Party executive committee member and former MP Robert Fadel called on the government to take a decision to adopt the "Afaal" law proposal to combat extreme poverty. He stated that such a decision would be the most...

Proposed measures to reduce an "economic catastrophe" resulting from country shut down

The Lebanese National Bloc party proposed a number of banking and governmental measures to reduce the effects of an “economic catastrophe” that will be caused by the country being shut down to reduce the spread of the Corona virus. The...

El Hayek assassination the result of 30 years of political hypocrisy

The Lebanese National Bloc Party stated that the assassination of the citizen Antoine El Hayek is not a premeditated crime, but rather a result of the political hypocrisy that has been governing Lebanon for the past 30 years and its...

“Capital Control” cannot be implemented before fair compensation

The Lebanese National Bloc Party criticized what it considered to be “elastic powers” given to the Central Bank and commercial banks in the “Capital Control” draft law. The Bloc warned that the validity period of the procedures was too long,...

Honesty is best for foreign relations and to shield against war

The Lebanese National Bloc Party said that the release of the infiltrator Amer Al Fakhoury and its ramifications is an opportunity to stress that a public reconciliation between the Lebanese should have taken place when the civil war ended. This...