The Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party ( ar, حزب البعث العربي التقدمي ''Ḥizb al-Baʿṯ al-ʿArabī t-Taqaddumī'', ) is a

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. It is the Jordanian regional branch of the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party. It was legally registered for the first time in 1993. The party is small, and has, according to a

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document, "minuscule number of adherents". Despite it small size, the branch is able to get a decent footprint in Jordanian media through its leader, Fuad Dabbour. Dabbour's fiery statements on foreign policy are frequently quoted by the press. The party is less known than its pro-Iraqi counterpart, the

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. Fuad Dabbour is the branch's Regional Secretary. It is believed that the party has fewer than 200 members.

Political platform

The party's stated objectives are: *The struggle for the supremacy and institutionalization of

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as well as the rule of law and

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. *The removal of control of the people’s will and achievement of political and economic reform in the interest of the people. *Adherence to the monotheistic religions and respect of the national heritage and the Arab nation’s unity. *Consolidation of the democratic system and the achievement of Arab economic integration.

Leadership

Regional Secretary

*Comrade Fuad Dabbour

Assistant Regional Secretary

* Comrade Mahmoud Muhailan

Electoral results

Jordanian Parliament

References

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