Lihaqqi

Lihaqqi's name is Arabic for "for my right", its primary slogan is "power to the people", and its internal structure is built around the principles of decentralization, horizontalism, and participatory democracy.

Lihaqqi was founded in the electoral district of Chouf-Aley ahead of the 2018 parliamentary elections, forming a list with allies under the umbrella of Kulluna Watani.

The funding, which was pledged in the CEDRE conference in April 2018 mainly by the world bank and foreign states, was conditioned on Lebanon performing fiscal consolidation to reduce deficit levels.

In response to austerity policies by the government, and to exert pressure for an economic rescue plan, Lihaqqi and other leftist or left-leaning groups organized demonstrations in Beirut, outlining a series of progressive measures that the country could adopt as a way out of the crisis.

Lihaqqi members and other grassroots activists organized a civilian response to send support to firefighters and relief for displaced families.

On October 17, a report by Al-Akhbar newspaper revealed[1] that the government had passed, in its cabinet meeting the day before, a series of regressive taxes to increase revenues.

During the early days of the uprising, Lihaqqi's contribution revolved around mobilizing action on the grassroots level and advancing a revolutionary discourse.

The program was drafted by Lihaqqi members based on debates within the organization and public discussions in "revolution tents" in Tripoli, Metn, Beirut, Chouf, Aley, Saida, Tyre, and Baalbeck.

It also advocates fair and decentralized structures of economic governance, including worker and farmer cooperatives, and many of its members have been involved in such projects.