The National Covenant Party (, ''Haraka al-'ahd al-waTani'') was a

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. During the Ba'athist era, it was part of the National Progressive Front (NPF) of parties that supported the ruling

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History

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''. Following the

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, the party published a statement on

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endorsing the

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and celebrating "Syria's freedom from tyranny". An additional post adopted the Syrian opposition flag. Despite this, the party along with the NPF was dissolved by the

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on 29 January 2025.

Ideology

The party believed in

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, the objective of the party is to promote

n national unity and social peace on democratic foundations based on political, economic and social pluralism and participation of all in decision-making.

Election results

Syrian People's Assembly elections

References

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