Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party
Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party حزب البعث العربي التقدمي | |
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| Leader | Fuad Dabbour |
| Founded | 1993[1] |
| Headquarters | Amman, Jordan[1] |
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Neo-Ba'athism Assadism |
| International affiliation | Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction) |
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The Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party (Arabic: حزب البعث العربي التقدمي Hizb Al-Ba'ath Al-'Arabi Al-Taqadumi) is a political party in Jordan. It is the Jordanian regional branch of the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party. It was legally registered for the first time in 1993.[2] The party is small, and has, according to a WikiLeaks document, "minuscule number of adherents".[2] Despite it small size, the branch is able through its leader, Fuad Dabbour, able to get a decent footprint in Jordanian media.[2] Dabbour's fiery statements on foreign policy are frequently quoted by the press.[2] The party is less known than its pro-Iraqi counterpart, the Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.[3] It is the party branch of the Syrian-dominated Ba'ath Party in Jordan.[4] Fuad Dabbour is the branch's Regional Secretary.[5] It is believed that the party has fewer than 200 members.[6]
Political platform
The party's stated objectives are:
- The struggle for the supremacy and institutionalization of democracy as well as the rule of law and constitution.[1]
- The removal of control of the people’s will and achievement of political and economic reform in the interest of the people.[1]
- Adherence to the monotheistic religions and respect of the national heritage and the Arab nation’s unity.[1]
- Consolidation of the democratic system and the achievement of Arab economic integration.[1]
Regional Secretaries
- Mahmood Ma′ayteh
- Fuad Dabbour
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Al-Ba'th Progressive Party". Guide to Jordanian Politics Life. n.d. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Sometimes The Weak Survive - Jordan's New Political Party Map". Cablegate. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Staff writer (2002). Jordan in Transition. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-312-29538-7.
- ↑ http://www.baath-party.org/download/99_low.pdf
- ↑ "Dabour ... Halting normalization with the Zionist enemy is a Pan-Arab necessity". The Ba'ath Message. Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region. 25 April 2010. p. 11. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Jordan's Political Parties: Islamists, Leftists, Nationalists And Centrists". WikiLeaks. 20 May 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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