National Covenant Party
The National Covenant Party (Arabic: حركة العهد الوطني - Haraka al-'ahd al-waTani) is a nationalist political party in Syria. It is part of the National Progressive Front of parties which support the orientation of the ruling Ba'ath Party.
National Covenant Party Haraka al-'ahd al-waTani حركة العهد الوطني | |
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| Secretary General | Ghassan Othman[1] |
| Split from | Arab Socialist Movement |
| Ideology | Arab nationalism[2] Arab socialism[3] Islamic socialism Pan-Arabism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | National Progressive Front (Syria) |
| People's Council | 1 / 250 |
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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 Arab nationalism, 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.[4]
Parliamentary elections
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| Election year | # of overall seats won |
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| 2007 | 3 / 250 |
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| 2012 | 3 / 250 |
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| 2016 | 1 / 250 |
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