MP Adib Abdel Massih and Kataeb leader Sami Gemayel in Saifi, on May 7, 2026. (Photo taken from Abdel Massih's X account)
Adib Abdel Massih, MP for Koura, has joined the Kataeb parliamentary bloc. The move stems from a deal brokered through talks led by party leader Sami Gemayel. This deal appears to serve both sides’ interests: The Kataeb broadened their parliamentary bloc in a context of significant political changes. Abdel Massih, for his part, has given more weight to his political and parliamentary action, aligned with a party that “resembles him,” he told L’Orient-Le Jour.A long-standing historyThe news was announced a few days ago at a press conference held at the Kataeb headquarters in Saifi. It marks the culmination of negotiations that have been underway for several weeks. “It was after Parliament’s term was extended [voted a week after the start of the war in support of Iran] that these efforts really got underway,” Abdel Massih told L’Orient-Le...
Adib Abdel Massih, MP for Koura, has joined the Kataeb parliamentary bloc. The move stems from a deal brokered through talks led by party leader Sami Gemayel. This deal appears to serve both sides’ interests: The Kataeb broadened their parliamentary bloc in a context of significant political changes. Abdel Massih, for his part, has given more weight to his political and parliamentary action, aligned with a party that “resembles him,” he told L’Orient-Le Jour.A long-standing historyThe news was announced a few days ago at a press conference held at the Kataeb headquarters in Saifi. It marks the culmination of negotiations that have been underway for several weeks. “It was after Parliament’s term was extended [voted a week after the start of the war in support of Iran] that these efforts really got underway,” Abdel Massih...
