The Syrian Communist Party (Arabic: الحزب الشيوعي السوري, romanized: Al-Hizb Al-Shuyū'ī Al-Sūrī) is an anti-revisionist Marxist–Leninist communist party in Syria.[3][4][5] The party emerged from a split in the Syrian Communist Party in 1986, as formed by the anti-Perestroika faction led by Khalid Bakdash. Khalid Bakdash died in 1995 and was succeeded as secretary of his party faction by his widow, Wisal Farha Bakdash.At the time of the 2000 Damascus Spring, the party was able to publish a newspaper called Sawt al-Shaab ("Voice of the People").
Syrian Communist Party الحزب الشيوعي السوري | |
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| Abbreviation | SCP(B) |
| General Secretary | Ammar Bakdash[1] |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Split from | Syrian Communist Party |
| Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | National Progressive Front |
| International affiliation | IMCWP[2] |
| Colours | Red and yellow |
| People's Assembly | 3 / 250 |
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Currently, the party's secretary general is Ammar Bakdash, who succeeded his mother in the party's leadership.
Mohammad Fayez al-Barasha is the party's only cabinet minister.[6]
Parliamentary elections
edit| Election year | # of overall seats won | ± |
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| 2007 | 5 / 250 | |
| 2012 | 8 / 250 |  3 |
| 2016 | 3 / 250 |  5 |
| 2020 | 3 / 250 |  |
References
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- Official website (archive)
- Syrian Communist Party on Facebook
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