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The '''National Progressive Front''' ({{Langx|ar|الجبهة الوطنية التقدمية | The '''National Progressive Front''' ({{Langx|ar|الجبهة الوطنية التقدمية|al-Jabha al-Waṭaniyyah al-Taqaddumiyyah}}, '''NPF''') was a [[Ba'athist Syria|Ba'athist Syrian]] state controlled coalition of [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] parties that supported the [[Arab nationalism|Arab nationalist]] and [[Arab socialism|Arab socialist]] orientation of the now defunct [[Assad regime]] and accepted the "leading role" of the ruling [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region|Syrian Ba'ath party]]. The coalition was modelled after the [[popular front]] system used in the [[Eastern Bloc|Communist Bloc]], through which the Syrian Ba'ath party governed the country while permitting nominal participation of smaller, satellite parties. The NPF was part of the Ba'ath party's efforts to expand its support base and neutralize prospects for any sustainable [[Liberalism|liberal]] or left-wing opposition, by instigating splits within independent leftist parties or repressing them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Is Syria socialist? 2022 Guide |url=https://www.youngpioneertours.com/is-syria-socialist/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210080019/https://www.youngpioneertours.com/is-syria-socialist/ |archive-date=10 December 2022 |website=Young Pioneer Tours}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Al Hajj-Saleh |first=Yassîn |date=1 October 2018 |title=L'opposition syrienne |journal=Confluences Méditerranée |pages=71–81 |doi=10.3917/come.044.0071 |url=https://www.cairn.info/revue-confluences-mediterranee-2003-1-page-71.htm?ref=doi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428113345/https://www.cairn.info/revue-confluences-mediterranee-2003-1-page-71.htm?ref=doi |archive-date=28 April 2023|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Seale |first=Patrick |title=Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East |publisher=University of California Press |year=1989 |isbn=0-520-06667-7 |location=Los Angeles, USA |pages=175–176 |chapter=19: The Enemy Within}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Taha |first=Zakaria |url=https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00734750 |title=The Kurdish opposition and the Baath regime in Syria: between identity dynamics and cooptation strategies |publisher=HAL SHS |year=2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428120545/https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00734750 |archive-date=28 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Batatu |first=Hanna |title=Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=1999 |isbn=0-691-00254-1 |location=Chichester, West Sussex, UK |pages=121, 274, 275}}</ref> The coalition was officially outlawed by the [[Syrian caretaker government|Syrian transitional government]] on 29 January 2025 after the [[Fall of the Assad regime|collapse]] of the [[Ba'athist Syria|Ba'athist regime]]. | ||
The NPF model was created by the Ba'athist system to enforce a highly centralized [[presidential system]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leverett |first=Flynt |title=Inheriting Syria: Bashar's Trial by Fire |publisher=Brookings Institution Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-8157-5204-2 |location=1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 |pages=26 |chapter=Chapter Two: Hafiz’s Legacy, Bashar’s Inheritance}}</ref> The satellite parties within the NPF had smaller political power and largely functioned as networks for mobilizing loyalty to the government. [[Student activism]] and political activities in [[Syrian Arab Armed Forces|armed forces]] were strictly prohibited for non-Ba'athist parties in the NPF, amongst other restrictions.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Batatu |first=Hanna |title=Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=1999 |isbn=0-691-00254-1 |location=Chichester, West Sussex, UK |pages=187 |chapter=13: The Post-1970 Asad-molded, Career-oriented Ba'ath}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Seale |first=Patrick |title=Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East |publisher=University of California Press |year=1989 |isbn=0-520-06667-7 |location=Los Angeles, USA |pages=176 |chapter=}}</ref> | The NPF model was created by the Ba'athist system to enforce a highly centralized [[presidential system]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leverett |first=Flynt |title=Inheriting Syria: Bashar's Trial by Fire |publisher=Brookings Institution Press |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-8157-5204-2 |location=1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 |pages=26 |chapter=Chapter Two: Hafiz’s Legacy, Bashar’s Inheritance}}</ref> The satellite parties within the NPF had smaller political power and largely functioned as networks for mobilizing loyalty to the government. [[Student activism]] and political activities in [[Syrian Arab Armed Forces|armed forces]] were strictly prohibited for non-Ba'athist parties in the NPF, amongst other restrictions.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Batatu |first=Hanna |title=Syria's Peasantry, the Descendants of Its Lesser Rural Notables, and Their Politics |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=1999 |isbn=0-691-00254-1 |location=Chichester, West Sussex, UK |pages=187 |chapter=13: The Post-1970 Asad-molded, Career-oriented Ba'ath}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Seale |first=Patrick |title=Asad of Syria: The Struggle for the Middle East |publisher=University of California Press |year=1989 |isbn=0-520-06667-7 |location=Los Angeles, USA |pages=176 |chapter=}}</ref> | ||
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After previously being a part of NPF, the [[Syrian Social Nationalist Party]] joined the opposition's [[Popular Front for Change and Liberation]] for the [[2012 Syrian parliamentary election|May 2012 parliamentary election]]. However, in the [[2014 Syrian presidential election|June 2014 presidential election]], the SSNP supported the re-election of Bashar al-Assad and subsequently rejoined the front.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tishreen.news.sy/tishreen/public/read/315368|title=SSNP Supports Bashar al-Assad's Presidential Nomination|date=7 May 2014|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103112632/http://tishreen.news.sy/tishreen/public/read/315368|url-status=dead}}</ref> | After previously being a part of NPF, the [[Syrian Social Nationalist Party]] joined the opposition's [[Popular Front for Change and Liberation]] for the [[2012 Syrian parliamentary election|May 2012 parliamentary election]]. However, in the [[2014 Syrian presidential election|June 2014 presidential election]], the SSNP supported the re-election of Bashar al-Assad and subsequently rejoined the front.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tishreen.news.sy/tishreen/public/read/315368|title=SSNP Supports Bashar al-Assad's Presidential Nomination|date=7 May 2014|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103112632/http://tishreen.news.sy/tishreen/public/read/315368|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
Following the [[fall of the Assad regime]] in December 2024, the Ba'ath Party indefinitely halted all activities ,<ref>{{cite web |date=11 December 2024 |title=Assad’s Baath party suspends work indefinitely in Syria |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241211-live-syrian-refugees-attempt-return-to-homeland-after-assad-regime-ousted |website=France 24 |language=en |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213140931/https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241211-live-syrian-refugees-attempt-return-to-homeland-after-assad-regime-ousted |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=11 December 2024 |title=Baath Party Of Syria's Assad Says Suspends Work Indefinitely |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/baath-party-of-syria-s-assad-says-suspends-work-indefinitely-dcb89cba |access-date= |website=[[Barron's]] |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Syrian Communist Party (Unified)]], the [[National Covenant Party]] and the SSNP attempted to distance themselves from [[neo-Ba'athist]] rule.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A statement issued by the National Covenant Party |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=994910655996174&set=a.253914873429093 |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=إلى منظمات الحزب وجميع الرفاق والأصدقاء |url=https://scparty-unified.com/?p=1980 |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=الموقع الرسمي للحزب الشيوعي السوري الموحد |language=ar |archive-date=2024-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212012815/https://scparty-unified.com/?p=1980 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=بيان هام للحزب تعليقًا على تطوّرات الشام |url=https://ssnparty.org/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%91%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي |language=ar |archive-date=2024-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209152912/https://ssnparty.org/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%91%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The NPF and its member parties were dissolved by the [[Syrian caretaker government|Syrian transitional government]] on 29 January 2025 and prohibited from re-forming.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahmad Al-Sharaa officially named Syria's transitional president |last1=Al-Jnaidi |first1=Laith |last2=Sio |first2=Mohammad |date=30 January 2025 |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/ahmad-al-sharaa-officially-named-syrias-transitional-president/3466149 |access-date=30 January 2025 |website=Anadolu Ajansı}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Al-Ammar |first1=Najjar |title=الإدارة السورية الجديدة تعلن وقف العمل بالدستور وتعيين الشرع رئيسا للبلاد في المرحلة الانتقالية |url=https://www.france24.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7/20250129-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9 |access-date=31 January 2025 |agency=[[France 24]] |date=29 January 2025 |language=ar |trans-title=The new Syrian administration announces the suspension of the constitution and the appointment of Sharia as president of the country in the transitional period}}</ref> | Following the [[fall of the Assad regime]] in December 2024, the Ba'ath Party indefinitely halted all activities,<ref>{{cite web |date=11 December 2024 |title=Assad’s Baath party suspends work indefinitely in Syria |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241211-live-syrian-refugees-attempt-return-to-homeland-after-assad-regime-ousted |website=France 24 |language=en |access-date=13 December 2024 |archive-date=13 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213140931/https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20241211-live-syrian-refugees-attempt-return-to-homeland-after-assad-regime-ousted |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=11 December 2024 |title=Baath Party Of Syria's Assad Says Suspends Work Indefinitely |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/baath-party-of-syria-s-assad-says-suspends-work-indefinitely-dcb89cba |access-date= |website=[[Barron's]] |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Syrian Communist Party (Unified)]], the [[National Covenant Party]] and the SSNP attempted to distance themselves from [[neo-Ba'athist]] rule.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A statement issued by the National Covenant Party |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=994910655996174&set=a.253914873429093 |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=إلى منظمات الحزب وجميع الرفاق والأصدقاء |url=https://scparty-unified.com/?p=1980 |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=الموقع الرسمي للحزب الشيوعي السوري الموحد |language=ar |archive-date=2024-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212012815/https://scparty-unified.com/?p=1980 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=بيان هام للحزب تعليقًا على تطوّرات الشام |url=https://ssnparty.org/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%91%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي |language=ar |archive-date=2024-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209152912/https://ssnparty.org/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%91%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The NPF and its member parties were dissolved by the [[Syrian caretaker government|Syrian transitional government]] on 29 January 2025 and prohibited from re-forming.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahmad Al-Sharaa officially named Syria's transitional president |last1=Al-Jnaidi |first1=Laith |last2=Sio |first2=Mohammad |date=30 January 2025 |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/ahmad-al-sharaa-officially-named-syrias-transitional-president/3466149 |access-date=30 January 2025 |website=Anadolu Ajansı}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Al-Ammar |first1=Najjar |title=الإدارة السورية الجديدة تعلن وقف العمل بالدستور وتعيين الشرع رئيسا للبلاد في المرحلة الانتقالية |url=https://www.france24.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7/20250129-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9 |access-date=31 January 2025 |agency=[[France 24]] |date=29 January 2025 |language=ar |trans-title=The new Syrian administration announces the suspension of the constitution and the appointment of Sharia as president of the country in the transitional period}}</ref> | ||
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The National Progressive Front (Template:Langx, NPF) was a Ba'athist Syrian state controlled coalition of left-wing parties that supported the Arab nationalist and Arab socialist orientation of the now defunct Assad regime and accepted the "leading role" of the ruling Syrian Ba'ath party. The coalition was modelled after the popular front system used in the Communist Bloc, through which the Syrian Ba'ath party governed the country while permitting nominal participation of smaller, satellite parties. The NPF was part of the Ba'ath party's efforts to expand its support base and neutralize prospects for any sustainable liberal or left-wing opposition, by instigating splits within independent leftist parties or repressing them.[1][2][3][4][5] The coalition was officially outlawed by the Syrian transitional government on 29 January 2025 after the collapse of the Ba'athist regime.
The NPF model was created by the Ba'athist system to enforce a highly centralized presidential system.[6] The satellite parties within the NPF had smaller political power and largely functioned as networks for mobilizing loyalty to the government. Student activism and political activities in armed forces were strictly prohibited for non-Ba'athist parties in the NPF, amongst other restrictions.[7][8]
History
The NPF was established in 1972 by Syrian president Hafez al-Assad to provide for a limited degree of participation in government by political parties other than the ruling Ba'ath Party.[9] While the NPF had little influence in central bodies such as the People's Assembly, it was given more say at the local level, where non-Ba'athists and independent candidates were fielded. While the Ba'ath Party controlled the vast majority of votes in the central committees, several seats in the local were allotted for members of other NPF parties and independents. These minor parties were legally required to accept the leadership of the Ba'ath Party. The non-Ba'athist parties in the Progressive Front, for example, were not allowed to canvass for supporters in the army or the student body which were "reserved exclusively for the Ba'ath."[10]
From 1972 to 2011, only parties participating in the NPF were legally permitted to operate in Syria. The Legislative Decree on Parties law of 2011,[11] Legislative Decree on General Elections Law of 2011[12] and the new Syrian constitution of 2012[13] introduced multi-party system in Syria.
After previously being a part of NPF, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party joined the opposition's Popular Front for Change and Liberation for the May 2012 parliamentary election. However, in the June 2014 presidential election, the SSNP supported the re-election of Bashar al-Assad and subsequently rejoined the front.[14]
Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, the Ba'ath Party indefinitely halted all activities,[15][16] and the Syrian Communist Party (Unified), the National Covenant Party and the SSNP attempted to distance themselves from neo-Ba'athist rule.[17][18][19] The NPF and its member parties were dissolved by the Syrian transitional government on 29 January 2025 and prohibited from re-forming.[20][21]
Constituent parties
The NPF was composed of the following political parties and associated organisations:
Electoral history
Syrian People's Assembly elections
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| 1973 | Template:Composition bar | New | 1st |
| 1977 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 9 | Steady 1st |
| 1981 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 1986 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 1990 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 55 | Steady 1st |
| 1994 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 1998 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 2003 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 2007 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 2012 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 82 | Steady 1st |
| 2016 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 32 | Steady 1st |
| 2020 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 17 | Steady 1st |
| 2024 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | Steady 1st |
See also
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Notes
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- 1972 establishments in Syria
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- Ba'athist Syria
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- Arab socialist political parties
- Defunct political party alliances in Syria
- History of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
- Left-wing nationalist parties
- Organization of the Ba'ath Party
- Organizations of the Syrian civil war
- Parties of one-party systems
- Political parties disestablished in 2024
- Political parties established in 1972
- Popular fronts
- Socialist parties in Syria