Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party

Arab Democratic Socialist Ba'ath Party حزب البعث الديمقراطي العربي الاشتراكي Parti Baath arabe socialiste démocratique
Leader	Ibrahim Makhous
Spokesperson	Mahmoud Jadid
Founded	13 November 1970 (13 November 1970)
Split from	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Syria
Headquarters	Paris, France
Ideology	Neo-Ba'athism, Democratic socialism
Political position	Left-wing
National affiliation	National Democratic Rally National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change
Colors	Black, Red, White and Green (Pan-Arab colors)
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The Arab Democratic Socialist Ba'ath Party (Arabic: حزب البعث الديمقراطي العربي الاشتراكي‎‎ Hizb Al-Ba'ath Al-Dimuqratiy Al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki; French: Parti Baath arabe socialiste démocratique) is a neo-Ba'athist political party founded in 1970 and led by Ibrahim Makhous, a former Syrian foreign minister. It is a remnant of Salah Jadid's left-wing faction of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region. The party is based in Paris, France and joined the National Democratic Rally coalition in 1981.^[1]

Ideology

Unlike historic Ba'athism 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 freedom of speech, assembly, and equality of opportunities that, although included in the constitution, are not enforced. The party also supports the concept of class struggle.^[1]

Syrian Civil War

The Arab Democratic Socialist Ba'ath Party joined the National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change 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 Kofi Annan's peace plan.^[1] The party also has representation in the Syrian Democratic Council (the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces)^[2] as part of the Assembly for Democracy and the Left in Syria.

References

Political parties in Syria
National Progressive Front	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 134 pan-Arab organization Socialist Unionists (18) Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) (8) Syrian Communist Party (Unified) (3) National Vow Movement (3) Arab Socialist Union (2)
Popular Front for Change and Liberation	Syrian Social Nationalist Party (4) People's Will Party (1)
Unrepresented	Democratic Socialist Unionist Party Social Democratic Unionists Arabic Democratic Unionist Party Arab Socialist Movement Democratic People's Party Syrian Turkmen Assembly Syrian Turkmen National Bloc Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party Arab Revolutionary Workers Party Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria Syriac Union Party Democratic Arab Socialist Union Movement for Justice and Development in Syria Democratic Union Party National Youth Party Kurdish Future Movement
Defunct parties	National Bloc National Party People's Party League of Nationalist Action Arab National Party Arab Ba'ath Movement Syrian–Lebanese Communist Party Syrian Communist Party Arab Liberation Movement Socialist Cooperation Party Arab Communist Party Communist Labour Party Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction)
Banned parties	Hizb ut-Tahrir Muslim Brotherhood of Syria Assyrian Democratic Organization Reform Party of Syria
Kurdish parties	Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria Democratic Union Party Kurdish National Council Kurdish Supreme Committee Kurdish Future Movement
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