Draft:Khatt Ahmar

Khatt Ahmar Arabic: (اللون الأحمر) is a progressive political group founded by Waddah Sadek a Lebanese politician and political strategist. He serves as a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Lebanon representing Beirut II

Rise
During the October 2019 uprising in Lebanon “Khatt Ahmar”, a progressive political group that emerged at the time, as well as co-leading on the Lebanese Opposition Front. The Party has also played a pivotal role in the Libyan Presidential elections. During the 2022 Lebanese general election, Sadek contested for a seat in the Parliament of Lebanon as an Independent candidate representing Beirut 2 and was elected with 3,760 votes as part of a 13-member reformist October 17 bloc.

Fall
However, the newly formed bloc continuously faced disagreements with each other, like voting on the premiership and the presidency, failure to create common grounds with other parliamentary blocs and failing to unite with the parliament opposition. This led to the withdrawal of Waddah Sadek and another MP from the bloc, Michel Doueihy of Osos Lebanon, citing political tensions