Future
Movement (Arabic: تيار المستقبل, Tayyar Al Mustaqbal) is a
political movement in Lebanon, led by Saad Hariri, younger
son of the assassinated former Prime Minister of Lebanon,
Rafik Hariri.
The movement was the largest member of the Rafik Hariri
Martyr List, which won a majority of the seats in the July
2005 parliamentary elections.
The current leader, Saad Hariri, has vowed to transform it
into a political party when the country becomes stable and
the regime without religious references. Most of its support
comes from Sunni Muslims, the PSP Druze Party, and Maronite
Catholics who are associated with the Lebanese Forces and
Kataeb parties (main 3 allies of the Sunni Muslims). The
main opponent of Future Movement, also known as Tayyar al
Mustaqbal, is Hezballah. Hezballah is a Shiite grouping in
Lebanon, principally known for an extensive paramilitary
wing widely designated as terrorist, that opposes the
Lebanese Government - which the Lebanese Forces; Kataeb, and
Future Movement are majority. Large scale protests, sit-ins
and an attempt to put a halt to Lebanon's major
tourist-based economy were many ways to try and topple the
western backed Lebanese Government.
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