Jordanian Democratic People's Party ( ''Hizb Al-Sha'ab Al-Dimuqrati Al-Urduni'', HASHD), is a
communist party in
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
. HASHD was formed in 1989, when the
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP; ) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist and Maoist organization. It is also frequently referred to as the Democratic Front, or al-Jabha al-Dīmūqrāṭiyya (). It is a member ...
separated their branch in Jordan to become a separate party.
HASHD publishes the weekly newspaper ''Al-Ahali''. In the past, the party published the weekly newspaper ''al Lajna al Shaabiya''.
See also
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List of political parties in Jordan
References
External links
Al-Ahali website
1989 establishments in Jordan
Offshoots of the Arab Nationalist Movement
Communist parties in Jordan
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Political parties established in 1989
Political parties in Jordan
Secularism in Jordan
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