List of political parties in Syria

Many political parties in Syria have existed since the French mandate . From 1963, however, the Ba'ath Party ruled in a one -party system : Article 8 of the constitution stipulates that "the Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party governs society and the state". Since 1972 parties that accept the leadership role of the Ba'ath Party and the Arab-socialist and nationalist orientation have been allowed to act as members of the National Progressive Front (unified list).

The new constitution of 2012 grants the right to found political parties outside the National Progress Front, so far 3 parties have been approved. According to the new party law, an eligible party must have at least 50 founding members aged 25 and over who have been Syrian citizens for more than 10 years and have not been members of any other party.

Political parties

• National Progress Front (Government):
  • Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party (ruling party)
  • Arab Socialist Movement
  • Arab Socialist Union
  • Syrian Communist Party - Bakdash ( Chalid Bakdash faction)
  • Syrian Communist Party - United (Jusuf Faisal faction)
  • Social Democratic Unionists
  • Socialist Unionists
  • Democratic-Socialist Unionist Party
  • Arab Democratic Unionist Party
  • Movement National Pact

• Popular Front for Change and Freedom (opposition):
  • Syrian Social Nationalist Party
  • Party of the People's Will

• Other allowed parties are:
  • National Democratic Solidarity Party (al Tadamon)
  • Syrian Democratic Party (al Tadamon)
  • National Development Party
  • al-Ansar party
  • Democratic Taliyeh Party (al Talia'a)
  • National Youth for Justice and Development (al Shabab)
  • Syrian National Youth Party (al Shabab)
  • Syrian Reform and Justice Party
  • Syria homeland (Surija al-Watan)

• Prohibited parties include:
  • Muslim Brotherhood
  • Kurdistan-Syria Democratic Party
  • Communist Action Party
  • Assyrian Democratic Organization
  • National Redemption Front

• Historical parties:
  • National bloc
  • Syrian-Lebanese Communist Party
  • People's Party
  • Syrian Communist Party

See also

• Syrian political system
• List of political parties by state

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Syria's New Parties: Modest Goals Against Baath Hold ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Al Akhbar , March 18, 2012 
2. ↑ Political Renaissance? ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Syria Today , April 2012