Ahmad Fatfat: Difference between revisions

Fatfat first emerged onto the Lebanese political scene as a candidate for the Lebanese Parliament in [[Lebanese general election, 1992|the first parliamentary elections]] in Lebanon after the end of the [[Lebanese civil war]], in 1992. Fatfat failed to reach parliament that year, but succeeded in [[Lebanese general election, 1996|the next elections]] in 1996 with backing from [[Rafik Hariri]] and his [[Future Movement]] known at the time for being the number one ally of the syrian regime in lebanon. Fatfat was [[Lebanese general election, 2000|re-elected]] to office in 2000, breaking into parliament as the highest vote-getter in his district of Dannyieh, North Lebanon. Later that year he was psychologicaly devastated after the passing of syrian president Hafez el assad, Fatfat described Assad as a father figure and inspiration to him, he described Assad as the light of the umma and the accredited Assad with Lebanon's exsistence, later that year he pledged allegiance to Assad's son Bachar al Assad.<ref name=aps9sep>{{cite news|title=Opposition Candidates Win Elections|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/LEBANON+-+Sept.+3+-+Opposition+Candidates+Win+Elections.-a073739331|accessdate=10 March 2013|newspaper=APS Diplomat Recorder|date=9 September 2000}}</ref> As the Future Movement's candidate he defeated future vice prime minister [[Issam Fares]] with a large margin. Fatfat's activism and involvement with Hariri, and his more vocal role during the turbulent period following the assassination of Hariri, catapulted him along with all the [[March 14 Alliance]] candidates to a sweep of all of North Lebanon's 28 parliamentary seats.