Syrian Communist Party (Unified) الحزب الشيوعي السوري (الموحد) | |
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| Abbreviation | SCP(U) |
| First Secretary | Najmuddin al-Kharit |
| Founder | Yusuf Faisal |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Banned | 29 January 2025[1] |
| Split from | Syrian Communist Party |
| Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
| Newspaper | An-Nour |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism[2] |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | National Progressive Front (until 2025) |
| International affiliation | |
| Colours | Red |
| People's Assembly | 0 / 250 |
| Website | |
| scparty-unified | |
The Syrian Communist Party (Unified) (Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي السوري (الموحد)) is a banned communist party in Syria.
The party emerged from a split from the original Syrian Communist Party, emerging from the pro-Perestroika faction of the latter. It supported the Assad regime and as a result was banned after its fall.[4]
History
[edit]The party emerged from a split in the Syrian Communist Party in 1986, formed by the pro-Perestroika faction led by Yusuf Faisal. It initially retained the Syrian Communist Party name and claimed to be the party's true continuation.
At the time of the 2000 Damascus Spring, the party was able to publish a newspaper called an-Nour ("The Light").
The 11th party congress, held in March 2011, re-elected Hanin Nimir as First Secretary of the party.[4][5]
Following the fall of the Assad regime, the party published a statement expressing support for the Syrian transitional government and calling for a new constitution to be published.[6]
The party was banned by the Syrian transitional government on 29 January 2025, due to its support for the former regime.[7] The ban was condemned by the Iraqi Communist Party and the Communist Party of Kurdistan – Iraq.[8]
Election results
[edit]Syrian People's Assembly elections
[edit]| Election | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 / 250
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New |
| 2012 | 3 / 250
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 0
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| 2016 | 1 / 250
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 2
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| 2020 | 1 / 250
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0
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| 2024 | 2 / 250
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 1
|
References
[edit]- ^ Al-Ammar, Najjar (29 January 2025). "الإدارة السورية الجديدة تعلن وقف العمل بالدستور وتعيين الشرع رئيسا للبلاد في المرحلة الانتقالية" [The new Syrian administration announces the suspension of the constitution and the appointment of Sharia as president of the country in the transitional period] (in Arabic). France 24. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "تقرير المكتب الفكري عن (العمل الفكري والتثقيف الحزبي) المقدم لاجتماع اللجنة المركزية بتاريخ 25 آب 2022". 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and the tasks of anti-imperialists". World Anti-Imperialist Platform. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ a b "المركزية تنتخب نمر أميناً أول... ومرتيني رئيساً لهيئة الرئاسة المؤتمر11 للشيوعي". August 11, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011.
- ^ "إعادة انتخاب حنين نمر أمينا أول للحزب الشيوعي السوريالموح". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ "إلى منظمات الحزب وجميع الرفاق والأصدقاء". الموقع الرسمي للحزب الشيوعي السوري الموحد (in Arabic). 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ Al-Jnaidi, Laith; Sio, Mohammad (29 January 2025). "Ahmad Al-Sharaa officially named Syria's transitional president". Anadolu Agency.
- ^ "Jihadist Syrian government bans the Communist Party". In Defense of Communism. 3 February 2025.
External links
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- Syrian Communist Party (Unified) Website
- Al-nour Newspaper website
- Syrian Communist Party (Unified) Official Facebook Page
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