Syrian National Youth Party Explained

Syrian National Youth Party
Colorcode:black
Leader:Maher Merhej
Secretary General:Nabil Merhaj
Headquarters:Damascus, Syria
Ideology:Youth rights
Seats1 Title:People's Council
Country:Syria

The Syrian National Youth Party is a political party that was approved on 14 March 2012 following the Syrian constitutional referendum, 2012 that introduced multi party elections into Syria.[1] [2] It describes itself as neither "pro- or anti-government" but says while it "opposes wrongdoing"; it functions "under the umbrella of Syria, the homeland, and President Bashar al-Assad"

It fielded three candidates in Damascus Governorate in the Syrian parliamentary election, 2012, although contested the results, claiming that the vote had been marred by irregularities and fraud. As a result, the party rejected the election results and proclaimed the new parliament illegitimate.[3]

The secretary-general is Nabil Merhaj and the co-founder and spokesman is Maher Mirhej [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/5347/ Syria's New Parties: Modest Goals Against Baath Hold
  2. http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/06/3597588/parliamentary-vote-in-syria-cant.html Parliamentary vote in Syria can't cover up country's violent divisions
  3. Book: O'Bagy . Elizabeth . Elizabeth O'Bagy . Syria's Political Struggle: Spring 2012 . 7 June 2012 . Institute for the Study of War . Washington, DC . 3 . 21 September 2012 . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616225936/http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Backgrounder_SyriasPoliticalStruggle_Spring2012.pdf . live .
  4. http://syria-today.com/index.php/politics/19490-political-renaissance Political renaissance?
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=626XAhPNKPE Syrian political parties prepare to take part in upcoming parliamentary election