sentences:  The bloc also participated in the March 14 uprising in 2005 which led to the withdrawal of the Syrian army from Lebanon late April of that year.Subsequently, the bloc participated in the parliamentary elections held in 2005 and 2009, but they were unsuccessful attempts.It also objected to proposing the name of army commander Michel Suleiman for the presidential post as an initial position and in order to prevent the army from being permanently politicized.