Carlos Eddé(born in 1956), is a Lebanese politician. He is since 2000 the president of Lebanese National Bloc

Lebanese National Bloc

Lebanese National Bloc , is a Lebanese conservative political party founded in 1936.The party's founder, Émile Eddé became president the same year under French protectorate. His son, Raymond Eddé, succeeded him as head of the party...

 succeeding at his uncle Raymond Eddé

Raymond Edde

Raymond Eddé was a Lebanese statesman who served his country for many years as a legislator and cabinet minister. He led the Lebanese National Bloc, an influential political party. The son of former President Émile Eddé, Raymond Eddé was himself a candidate for the presidency in 1958, and was...

. In 2004 he participated actively in the 14 March Alliance and was among those who formulated the strategy to unify the opposition, leading to the departure of the Syrians. He formulated the only complete electoral law to reform the inefficient election system based on the single district. He also presented the most complete economic plan at the time of the election aiming to reinvigorate the Lebanese economy.In 2005, he ran unsuccessfully for Maronite seat of Byblos

Byblos

Byblos is the Greek name of the Phoenician city Gebal . It is a Mediterranean city in the Mount Lebanon Governorate of present-day Lebanon under the current Arabic name of Jubayl and was also referred to as Gibelet during the Crusades...

 (Jbeil), longtime stronghold

Safe seat

A safe seat is a seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both...

 of his party, winning 32,125 votes against 50,840 for the Maronite candidate of the Free Patriotic Movement

Free Patriotic Movement

The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's...

 http://www.minorites.org/article.php?IDA=9755. He also ran unsuccessfully for the Maronite seat in Kesserwan in the 2009 elections and also lost for the candidate of the Free Patriotic Movement

Free Patriotic Movement

The Free Patriotic Movement , also known as the "Aounist Movement" , is a Lebanese political party, led by Michel Aoun and allied with Hezbollah, The movement was officially declared a political party on September 18, 2005Though most of the party's support comes from Lebanon's...

. He keeps on a hard line against sectarianism, the Syrian influence in Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 and is in favor of the disarmament of Hezbollah. As president of the Bloc National, his holds the title "Al-Amid" meaning "The Dean" in Arabic.