The Arab Democratic Socialist Ba'ath Party ( ar, حزب البعث الديمقراطي العربي الاشتراكي ''Ḥizb al-Ba‘th al-Dīmuqrāṭī al-‘Arabī al-Ishtirākī'';

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: ''Parti Baath arabe socialiste démocratique'') is a neo-Ba'athist

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founded in 1970 and led by Ibrahim Makhus, a former Syrian foreign minister. It is a remnant of

Salah Jadid Salah Jadid (1926 – 19 August 1993, ar, صلاح جديد, Ṣalāḥ Jadīd) was a Syrian general, a leader of the left-wing of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party in Syria, and the country's ''de facto'' leader from 1966 until 1970, when h ...

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faction of the

Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region ( ar, حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي – قطر سوريا ''Ḥizb al-Ba'th al-'Arabī al-Ishtirākī – Quṭr Sūriyā''), officially the Syrian Regional Branch (Syria bei ...

. The party is based in

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and joined the National Democratic Rally coalition in 1981.

Ideology

Unlike historic

Ba'athism Ba'athism, also stylized as Baathism, (; ar, البعثية ' , from ' , meaning "renaissance" or "resurrection" Hans Wehr''Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic'' (4th ed.), page 80) is an Arab nationalist ideology which promotes the creation ...

which advocates Ba'athist political control of the state, the Arab Democratic Socialist Ba'ath Party supports democratic pluralism. The party advocates the implementation of the laws enshrining

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, assembly, and equality of opportunities that, although included in the

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, are not enforced. The party also supports the concept of

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Syrian Civil War

The Arab Democratic Socialist Ba'ath Party joined the

National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change The National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change (NCC), or National Coordination Body for Democratic Change (NCB) ( ar, هيئة التنسيق الوطنية لقوى التغيير الديمقراطي ), is a Syrian bloc chaired by ...

following the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, and has advocated dialogue with the government to ensure a handover of power whilst rejecting both external military intervention and the arming of the opposition. The party also supported

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's peace plan. The party also has representation in the

Syrian Democratic Council The Syrian Democratic Council ( ku, Meclîsa Sûriya Demokratîk, MSD; ar, مجلس سوريا الديمقراطية; syc, ܡܘܬܒܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ, translit=Mawtbo d'Suriya Demoqraṭoyto) is the political wing of the Syri ...

. (the political wing of the

Syrian Democratic Forces , war = the Syrian Civil War , image = Flag of Syrian Democratic Forces.svgborder , caption = Flag , active = 10 October 2015 – present , ideology = DemocracyDecentralizationSecularism ...

)

References

{{Ba'ath Party 1970 establishments in Syria Arab nationalism in Syria Ba'ath Party breakaway groups Ba'athist parties Democratic socialist parties in Asia Nationalist parties in Syria Political parties established in 1970 Political parties in Syria Political parties in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Socialist parties in Syria Syrian opposition