| Socialist Democratic Vanguard Party | |
| Native Name: | حزب الطليعة الديمقراطي الاشتراكي |
| Foundation: | 6 October 1991 December 1993 |
| Ideology: | Scientific socialism Arab socialism Syndicalism Anti-imperialism Anti-Zionism |
| Headquarters: | Rabat |
| Country: | Morocco |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Split: | Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
| Secretary General: | Ali Boutouala |
| Position: | Left-wing to far left |
| National: | Federation of the Democratic Left (since 2007) |
| Slogan: | Liberation. Democracy. Socialism. |
The Socialist Democratic Vanguard Party (French: Parti de l'avant-garde démocratique socialiste, PADS;) is a political party in Morocco.
The party was founded in principle in 1991,[1] [2] after having previously emerged as a faction within the USFP named Socialist Union of Popular Forces – National Administrative Commission in 1983. The foundation was formalised in December 1993.[3]
In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party was part of the PADS–CNI–PSU Union, that won 6 seats. The party is currently a member of the Federation of the Democratic Left, a successor entity of that alliance.