Lakas–CMD
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to sit on the centre-right of the political spectrum and is influenced by Christian democracy and Islamic democracy. Since the 2022 elections, Lakas–CMD is currently the biggest party in the House of Representatives, with the party's president, Martin Romualdez, serving as Speaker of the House. The party is a dominant member of the UniTeam Alliance led by President Bongbong Marcos.
Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats | |
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| President | Martin Romualdez |
| Chairperson | Bong Revilla Jr. |
| Secretary-General | Jose Aquino II |
| President Emeritus | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Founder | Fidel Ramos Raul Manglapus |
| Founded | December 1991 (original form) June 18, 2008 (current form) |
| Merger of | Lakas–CMD and KAMPI |
| Headquarters | 3/F, Universal Re Building, 106 Paseo de Roxas, Legazpi Village, Makati, 1229 Metro Manila |
| Youth wing | Lakas Youth |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Islamic democracy Conservatism Filipino nationalism Federalism Parliamentarianism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | UniTeam (2021–present) Coalition for Change (2016–2021) |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colors | Sky blue, gold, green, orange |
| Seats in the Senate | 1 / 24
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| Seats in the House of Representatives | 97 / 316
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| Provincial governorships | 10 / 81
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| Provincial board members | 18 / 1,023
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| City and municipal mayorships | 68 / 1,634
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| City and municipal councilors | 514 / 16,812
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| Website | |
| lakascmd.com | |
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Lakas–CMD has produced one President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who was in power when the party was formed in 2009, and one vice president, Sara Duterte, who was elected in 2022.
Lakas–CMD was founded in 2008, after the original Lakas–CMD party merged with the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), forming Lakas Kampi CMD. The party later reverted to its original name and removed KAMPI after many of its members defected to the National Unity Party (NUP).
After the 2010 elections, the party was split into both the majority and minority blocs. By 2013, Lakas supported most candidates of the opposition coalition United Nationalist Alliance in the 2013 Senate election, although the party was still split. After the 2016 elections, the party joined the majority bloc led by PDP–Laban, the party of the winner of the presidential election, Rodrigo Duterte. In the 2019 elections, the party joined the Hugpong ng Pagbabago alliance. After the 2022 elections, Lakas won the vice presidency and replaced PDP–Laban as the largest party in Congress, leading the majority bloc.