The Lebanese Peace Party ( Hizb Al-Salam Al-Lubnany) was founded 12 July 2006 by Mr. Roger Edde, a businessman from the city 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) in Mount Lebanon

Mount Lebanon

Mount Lebanon , as a geographic designation, is a Lebanese mountain range, averaging above 2,200 meters in height and receiving a substantial amount of precipitation, including snow, which averages around four meters deep. It extends across the whole country along about , parallel to the...

, alongside other wealthy businessmen and intellects.

The Lebanese Peace party's main headquarters is located in Jbeil and enjoys reasonable support in that region.

The party is currently allied to the Lebanese Forces

Lebanese Forces

The Lebanese Forces is a Lebanese political party. Founded as a militia by Bachir Gemayel during the Lebanese Civil War, the movement fought as the main militia within the Christian-dominated Lebanese Front...

 and Kataeb Party

Kataeb Party

The Lebanese Phalanges , better known in English as the Phalange , is a traditional right-wing Lebanese political party. Although it is officially secular, it is mainly supported by Maronite Christians. The party played a major role in the Lebanese War...

 and is part of the March 14 Alliance

March 14 Alliance

The March 14 alliance , named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon that call for sovereignty over all Lebanese territories, led by MP Saad Hariri, younger son of Rafik Hariri, the assassinated former prime minister of Lebanon, as...

.

It has no members in the Lebanese Parliament.

www.assalamparty.com is the official website of the party.

Yorgo is the composer ( lyrics & music ) of the party anthem.

External links

• Lebanese Peace Party Official website