Jordanian Progressive Party (Arabic:
الحزب التقدمي الأردني, ''Al-Hizb al-Taqadumiu al-'Urduniyu'') is a
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
ian
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
. The party emerged from a split in the
Jordanian People's Democratic Party, parallel to the split in the
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP; ) is a secular Palestinian Marxist–Leninist and Maoist organization. It is also frequently referred to as the Democratic Front, or al-Jabha al-Dīmūqrāṭiyya (). It is a member ...
over the
Oslo Agreements. The founders of the Jordanian Progressive Party sided with
Yasser Abd Rabbo
Yasser Abed Rabbo () also known by his '' kunya'', Abu Bashar () (born 1944) is a Palestinian politician and a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee.
Biography Early life and career
Born in Jaffa in 1944, ...
in the split. The party was registered with Jordanian authorities in 1993. The general secretary of the party is Fawaz Mahmood Muflih Zou′bi, MP. Na′el Emran Barakat is the deputy general secretary.
The party publishes ''al-Huriyyah''.
See also
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List of political parties in Jordan
This article lists political parties in Jordan. Jordan has 31 officially registered political parties, but few play a real role because of lack of organization and clear political platforms.
The role of parties is significantly limited by instit ...
References
1993 establishments in Jordan
Offshoots of the Arab Nationalist Movement
Political parties established in 1993
Political parties in Jordan
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