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The Independence Movement (Harakat Al-Istiqlal known also as Al Haraka) (Arabic:حركة اللإستقلال) is a neoconservative and secularist Lebanese political party based in Zgharta (Lebanon) founded in 2006 by Michel René Moawad son of slain Lebanese President René Moawad and MP and former first lady Nayla Moawad.The movement is part of the anti-Syrian Qornet Shehwan Gathering and the March 14 Alliance.In the 2005-2009 it had 3 Maronite MPs for the Zgharta District in the Lebanese Parliament Nayla Moawad Jawad Simon Boulos and Samir Frangieh.Since 2009 the party has been led by Michel René Moawad Jawad Simon Boulos and Youssef Bahaa El Douaihy.