MP Alain Aoun officially expelled from FPM

MP Alain Aoun of the Strong Lebanon bloc has been officially expelled from the Free Patriotic Movement, the FPM’s media department said on Friday.

The FPM said the decision follows “two recommendations issued by the FPM’s Council of Elders that is led by (former) president Michel Aoun.”

The FPM said the MP was expelled for failing to appear before the Council of Elders several times, violating the FPM’s bylaws and breaching the Movement’s decisions and directions on the political, organizational and media levels.

The FPM also said that Aoun had refused to abide by the Movement’s decision to vote for Jihad Azour in the June 2023 presidential election session.