Carlos Eddé

Carlos Eddé ( _ar. كارلوس إدة)(born in 1956), is a Lebanese politician. He is since 2000 the president of Lebanese National Bloc succeeding at his uncle Raymond Eddé. In 2004 he participated actively in the 14 March Alliance and was among those who formulated the strategy to unify the opposition, leading to the departure of the Syrians. He formulated the only complete electoral law to reform the inefficient election system based on the single district. He also presented the most complete economic plan at the time of the election aiming to reinvigorate the Lebanese economy.In 2005, he ran unsuccessfully for Maronite seat of Jbeil (Byblos), longtime stronghold of his party, winning 32,125 votes against 50,840 for the Maronite candidate of the Free Patriotic Movement [http://www.minorites.org/article.php?IDA=9755] . He keeps on a hard line against sectarianism, the Syrian influence in Lebanon and is in favor of the disarmament of Hezbollah. As president of the Bloc National, his holds the title "Al-Amid" meaning "The Dean" in Arabic.