National Covenant Party
National Covenant Party Haraka al-'ahd al-waTani حركة العهد الوطني | |
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| Secretary General | Ghassan Othman[1][better source needed] |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Dissolved | 29 January 2025[2][3] |
| Split from | Arab Socialist Movement |
| Ideology | Arab nationalism[1][better source needed] Arab socialism[1][better source needed] Pan-Arabism |
| National affiliation | National Progressive Front (until 2024) |
| People's Assembly | 0 / 250 |
| Website | |
| Facebook page | |
The National Covenant Party (Arabic: حركة العهد الوطني, Haraka al-'ahd al-waTani) was a political party in Syria. During the Ba'athist era, it was part of the National Progressive Front (NPF) of parties that supported the ruling Ba'ath Party.
Following the fall of Ba'athist Syria, the party published a statement on Facebook endorsing the Syrian transitional government and celebrating "Syria's freedom from tyranny".[4] An additional post adopted the Syrian opposition flag.[5] Despite this, the party along with the NPF was dissolved by the Syrian transitional government on 29 January 2025.[6]
History
[edit]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 NPF in 1972. In 2004 the party changed its name to the National Covenant Party.
Ideology
[edit]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.[7]
Election results
[edit]Syrian People's Assembly elections
[edit]| Election | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | 2 / 250
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 1
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| 2024 | 2 / 250
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0
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "إضاءات حول تاريخ وافكار حزب العهد الوطني" (in Arabic). National Covenant Party. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2023 – via facebook.
- ^ "Ahmad Al-Sharaa officially named Syria's transitional president". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ 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 Arab). France 24. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Ahmad Al-Sharaa officially named Syria's transitional president". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Orfali, Mohannad. "حزب العهد الوطني". pnf.org.sy.
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