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Future Movement
تيار المستقبل Tayyar Al-Mustaqbal |
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| Chairperson | Saad Hariri |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Beirut |
| Newspaper | Future Television (TV) |
| Ideology |
Lebanese nationalism Classical liberalism Conservative liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | March 14 Alliance |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Regional affiliation | Arab Alliance for Freedom and Democracy |
| Colours | Blue |
| Parliament of Lebanon |
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| Cabinet of Lebanon |
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Future Movement (Arabic: تيار المستقبل, Tayyar Al-Mustaqbal) (FM) is Lebanese political movement, led by MP Saad Hariri, the younger son of the assassinated former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri.
The movement is the largest member of the March 14 Alliance, which won a majority of the seats in the 2009 parliamentary elections.
The Party was officially founded in August 2007, yet it was only declared on April 5, 2009 in a convention held at the BIEL convention center in Beirut. Like many Lebanese parties the Future Movement is officially secular, and the economically liberal Future Movement is predominantly supported by the Sunni Muslims of Lebanon.
After the killing of Ahmad Abdel-Wahid, the Future Movement called on Sunni Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to immediately resign, claiming his March 8 Alliance cabinet had shown incapability to maintain the country's internal security.
The party is a full member of the Liberal International.
Future Movement is part of the March 14 Alliance that includes, amongst many groups, the Christians associated with the Lebanese Forces and Kataeb parties (main 2 allies of FM). Most of its base is made up of Sunni Muslims.
The main opponent of Future Movement is the March 8 Alliance, most important parts being Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by General Michel Aoun and the Shia Hezbollah and Amal Movements.
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