List of political parties in Syria
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During the Ba'athist regime, anyone was allowed to start a new political party, but it could not be founded on an ethnic, religious, regional or tribal basis. In the 2012 Constitution of Ba'athist Syria, a licensed party must have at least 50 founding members, aged 25 or over, who have been Syrian nationals for more than 10 years, and are not members of any other party, Syrian or non-Syrian.[1] At the Syrian Revolution Victory Conference on 29 January 2025, all parties in the National Progressive Front associated with the old regime was officially banned by the Syrian caretaker government, who took power in December 2024 following the fall of the Assad regime.[2][3]
Political parties and organizations
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Pre-2024 registered parties
| Party | Acronym | Leader or Chairman | Political positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Will Party حزب الإرادة الشعبية Ḥizb al-ʾIrāda aš-Šaʿbiyya |
- | Qadri Jamil | Far-left | |
Other registered parties (since 2012) | ||||
| Syrian Revolutionary Left Current | - | - | Far-left | |
| National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change | - | Hassan Abdel Azim | - | |
| Solidarity Party | - | - | - | |
| Arab Democratic Solidarity Party | - | - | - | |
| Syrian Democratic Left Party | - | Mansour al-Atassi | - | |
| National Development Party | - | - | - | |
| Syrian State Building Movement | - | Louay Hussein | - | |
| Democratic Modernity Party | - | - | - | |
| Al-Ansar Party | - | - | - | |
| Democratic Vanguard Party (Syria) | - | - | - | |
| National Youth for Justice and Development Party الحزب الوطني للشباب من أجل العدالة والتنمية |
- | Parwin Ibrahim | - | |
| Syrian National Youth Party حزب الشباب الوطني السوري Ḥizb ash-Shabāb al-Watanii as-Sūrī |
- | Maher Merhej | - | |
| National Initiative for Administration and Change in Syria المبادرة الوطنية للإدارة والتغيير في سوريا al-Mubadarat al-Wataniat Lil'iidarat wal-Taghyir fi Sūrīyā |
NIACS | Hassan al-Nouri | Third Way | |
| Syria Homeland Party | - | - | - | |
Active in Rojava | ||||
| Kurdish Future Movement in Syria | - | Mashaal Tammo | Centre | |
| Yekiti Kurdistan Party – Syria | PYKS | Abdul Baki Yousef | Syrian federalism | |
| Law–Citizenship–Rights Movement | QMH | Haytham Manna | Secularism | |
| Democratic Union Party (Syria) | PYD | Salih Muslim Asya Abdullah Mazlum Abdi |
Left-wing | |
| Kurdish Democratic Unity Party | PYDKS | Ismail Omar | Centre-left | |
| Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party | PDPKS | Abd al-Hamid Darwish | Centre | |
| Syrian National Democratic Alliance | TWDS | Alaedinne Khaled | Left-wing | |
| Honor and Rights Convention | CDR | Meram Dawud | Left-wing | |
| Communist Party of Kurdistan | KKP | Mehmet Baran | Far-left | |
| Syria's Tomorrow Movement | - | Ahmad Jarba | Pluralist democracy | |
| Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (Turkey) | MLKP | - | Far-left | |
| Democratic Conservative Party (Syria) | - | Humaydi Daham al-Hadi | Centre-right | |
Formerly exiled parties
| Party | Acronym | Leader or Chairman | Political positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hizb ut-Tahrir حزب التحرير Ḥizb at-Taḥrīr |
HT | Ata Abu Rashta | Far-right | |
| Muslim Brotherhood in Syria الإخوان المسلمون في سوريا al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun fi Sūrīyā |
- | Mohammad Walid | Right-wing | |
| Syrian Democratic People's Party حزب الشعب الديمقراطي السوري Ḥizb al-Sha'ab ad-Dīmuqrāṭī al-Suriy |
- | Ghias Youn al-Soud | Centre-left | |
| Communist Labour Party حزب العمل الشيوعي Ḥizb al-ʿAmal aš-Šuyūʿī |
- | Fateh Jamous | Far-left | |
| Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party حزب البعث الديمقراطي العربي الاشتراكي Ḥizb al-Ba‘th ad-Dīmuqrāṭī al-‘Arabī al-Ishtirākī |
- | Brahim Makhous | Far-left | |
| Arab Revolutionary Workers Party حزب العمال الثوري العربي Ḥizb al-'Amal al-Thawriy al-‘Arabī |
- | Tariq Abu Al-Hassan | Left-wing | |
| Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria الحزب الديمقراطي الكُردستاني في سوريا al-Ḥizb ad-Dīmuqrāṭī al-Kurdistānī fi Sūrīyā پارتی دیموکراتی کوردستان سووری Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê li Sûriyê |
KDPS | Saud Malla | Centre | |
| Assyrian Democratic Organization المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية al-Munazamat al-Athuriat ad-Dīymūqrātia ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ Mtakasto Othurayto Demoqrotayto |
ADO | Gabriel Moushe Gawrieh | Centre-left | |
| Syriac Union Party حزب الإتحاد السرياني في سوريا Ḥizb al-Ittiḥād al-Siryanii fi Sūrīyā ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Gabo d'Ḥuyodo Suryoyo |
SUP | Ishow Gowriye | Left-wing | |
| Democratic Arab Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي الديمقراطي al-Ittiḥād al-Ishtirākī al-'Arabī ad-Dīmūqrāṭī |
ASU | Hassan Abdul Azim | Left-wing | |
| Assyrian Democratic Party الحزب الآشوري الديمقراطي al-Ḥizb al-Ashwry al-Diymuqratiu ܓܒܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ Gaba Aṯuraya Demoqrataya |
ADP | Ninos Isho | Centre-left | |
| Movement for Justice and Development in Syria حركة العدالة والبناء في سورية Ḥarakat al-'Idalat wal-Bana'a fi Sūrīyā |
MJD | Anas Al-Abdah | Liberalism | |
Historical parties
Summarize
Perspective
National Progressive Front
Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, the new Syrian transitional government banned all political parties that were part of the pro-Assad National Progressive Front.[2][3]
| Party | Acronym | Leader or Chairman | Political positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي Ḥizb al-Ba‘th al-'Arabī al-Ishtirākī |
BAAS | Bashar al-Assad | Far-left | |
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي al-Ḥizb al-Sūrī al-Qawmī al-'Ijtimā'ī |
SSNP | Fares al-Saad | Syncretic | |
| Arab Socialist Movement حركة الاشتراكيين العرب Ḥarakat al-Ishtirakiyeen al-'Arab |
- | Omar Adnan al-Alawi | Left-wing | |
| Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria حزب الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي في سورية Ḥizb al-Ittiḥād al-Ishtirākī al-‘Arabī fi Sūrīyā |
ASU | Safwan al-Qudsi | Left-wing | |
| Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) الحزب الشيوعي السوري al-Ḥizb aš-Šhuyū'ī al-Sūrī |
- | Ammar Bakdash | Far-left | |
| Syrian Communist Party (Unified) الحزب الشيوعي السوري (الموحد) al-Ḥizb aš-Šhuyū'ī al-Sūrī (al-Mowahad) |
- | Hanin Nimir | Far-left | |
| Social Democratic Unionists الوحدويون الديمقراطيون الاجتماعيون al-Wahdawiuyun al-Dimukatiyyun al-Ijtima'iyyun |
- | - | Centre-left | |
| Socialist Unionist Party حزب الوحدويين الاشتراكيين al-Wahdawiyyun al-Ishtirakiyyun |
- | Fayiz Ismail | Left-wing | |
| Democratic Socialist Unionist Party الحزب الوحدوي الاشتراكي الديمقراطي al-Ḥizb al-Wahdawi al-Ishtirākī ad-Dīmuqrāṭī |
- | Fadlallah Nasreddin | Left-wing | |
| Arab Democratic Union Party حزب الاتحاد العربي الديمقراطي Ḥizb al-Ittiḥād al-‘Arabī ad-Dīmuqrāṭī |
- | Iyad Ghassan Osman | Left-wing | |
| National Covenant Party حركة العهد الوطني Ḥaraka al-'ahd al-Waṭani |
- | Ghassan Othman | Left-wing | |
Other disbanded parties
| Party | Acronym | Leader or Chairman | Political positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Communist Party الحزب الشيوعي العربي al-Ḥizb al-Shuyu'i al-‘Arabī |
- | - | Left-wing | |
| National Bloc الكتلة الوطنية al-Kutlah al-Waṭaniyya |
- | Several | Big tent | |
| National Party حزب الوطني Ḥizb al-Waṭanī |
- | Shukri al-Quwatli | Centre-right | |
| People's Party حزب الشعب Ḥizb al-Sha'ab |
- | Rushdi al-Kikhya | Centre-right | |
| League of Nationalist Action عصبة العمل القومي 'Usbat al-'Amal al-Qawmi |
- | Abd al-Razzaq al-Dandashi | Far-right | |
| Arab National Party الحزب القومي العربي al-Ḥizb al-Qawmi al-‘Arabī |
- | Zaki al-Arsuzi | Far-right | |
| Arab Ba'ath Movement حركة البعث العربي Ḥarakat al-Baʽth al-‘Arabī |
- | Michel Aflaq Salah al-Din al-Bitar |
Left-wing | |
| Syrian–Lebanese Communist Party الحزب الشيوعي السوري اللبناني al-Ḥizb aš-Šhuyū'ī as-Sūrī al-Lubnānī |
- | Khalid Bakdash | Far-left | |
| Syrian Communist Party الحزب الشيوعي السوري al-Ḥizb aš-Šuyūʿī as-Sūrī |
- | Khalid Bakdash | Far-left | |
| Arab Liberation Movement حركة التحرر العربي Ḥarakat at-Taḥrīr al-‘Arabī |
- | Adib Shishakli | Centre-right | |
| Socialist Cooperation Party حزب التعاون الاشتراكي Ḥizb al-Ta'awun al-Ishtirākī |
- | Faisal Hekmat Al-Asali | Centre-left | |
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