The National Covenant Party ( ar, حركة العهد الوطني - ''Haraka al-'ahd al-waTani'') is a

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in Syria. It is part of the National Progressive Front of parties which support the orientation of the ruling Ba'ath Party. The party was originally licensed as the ''Arab Socialist Party'' in 1951, Syrian political activist, Akram Hourani, was the party's Secretary General. The party was a founding member of the National Progressive Front in 1972. In 2004 the party changed its name to the ''National Covenant Party''. The party believes in

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, the objective of the party is to promote Syrian national unity and social peace on democratic foundations based on political, economic and social pluralism and participation of all in decision-making.

Parliamentary elections

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