List of political parties in Rojava explained

See also: Syrian Democratic Council. This is a list of political parties in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria. The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has a political system based on direct democratic and multi-party aspirations, with different levels of government: Self-governing municipalities and communes, self-governing autonomous regions and provinces, and the autonomous region as a whole.

There have been two elections in the region so far, one for the communes/municipalities and one for regions/provinces in 2017, while the third federation-level election for the Syrian Democratic Council was delayed.

Political parties in Rojava

Parties

The following parties are represented either in the Syrian Democratic Assembly as of September 2016 or in cantonal parliaments:^[1]

Party			Alliance					Members in				width=120px	Political Position
Abbr.	Name		Abbr.	Name		width=25px	W	width=120px	Leader	FC	FA	Cantons	Members	width=120px	(Ideology)
QMH	width=5px style="background-color: #228B22"		Wheat Wave Movement Law Citizenship Rights MovementTeyar El-Qemih	?		?	?	Haytham Manna	1	3	?	?	Secularism Nonsectarianism
SUP			Syriac Union Party	TEV-DEM		Movement for a Democratic Society	http://www.syriac-union.org	Ishow Gowriye	1	3	?	?	Assyrian Interests Modernization ("Dawronoye")^[2]
TWDS		Syrian National Democratic Alliance Syrian National Democratic Coalition			?	http://twds.info/	Alaeddine Khaled	1	4	?	?
CDR		Honor and Rights Convention				?	Meram Dawûd	1	2	?	?	Secularism Democratic confederalism Communalism
YS		Yekîtiya Star	TEV-DEM		Movement for a Democratic Society	http://star-k.info	Rojîn Remo	1	1	?	?	Feminism
ANC		Arab National Coalition	?		?	?	Ehmed El-Hebîb	1	1	?	?	Arab Interests
PDK-S		Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria	ENKS		Kurdish National Council	http://www.pdk-s.com/	Saud Malla	1	1	?	?	Kurdish nationalism Kurdish autonomy Liberal democracy Traditionalism
PYD		Democratic Union Party	TEV-DEM		Movement for a Democratic Society	http://www.pydrojava.com/	Salih Muslim Asya Abdullah	0	3	?	?	Libertarian socialism Eco-socialism Social ecology Democratic confederalism Communalism
SDS		Syrian Democratic Society	TM		Syria's Tomorrow Movement Tayar Alghad Alsoury	http://www.alghadalsoury.com	Ziyad El-Asî	0	1	?	?	Pluralist democracy
DM		Democratic Modernity Party				?	Ebilqadir El-Miwehed	0	1	?	?	led by Fîras Qesas
PB-ASD		Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party Democratic Socialist Party	KDCK		Assembly for Democracy and the Left	?	Brahim Makhous	0	1	?	?	Democratic Socialism Arab Interests
LPSK		Left Party of Syrian Kurds	KDCK		Assembly for Democracy and the Left	?	Mihmedê Mûsê	0	1	?	?	Centre-left Kurdish Nationalism
ANC		Arab National Coalition			?	?	Hikmet Hebîb	0	1	?	?	Arab Interests Regionalism
KDPP / PDPKS		Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party					Abd al-Hamid Darwish	0	1	?	?	Kurdish nationalism Federalism
ADP		Assyrian Democratic Party					Ninos Isho	0	1	?	?	Eastern Assyrian interests
PADK		Kurdistan Democratic Peace Party	TEV-DEM		Movement for a Democratic Society		Talal Muhammad (Abduselam Mihemed)	0	1	?	?	Democratic confederalism Communalism
DT		Democratic Transformation Party					Mizgîn Zêdan	0	1	?	?	?
PYLK		Kurdistan Liberal Union Party	TEV-DEM		Movement for a Democratic Society		Ferhad Têlo	0	1	?	?	?
Wifaq		Kurdish Democratic Accord Party Al Wifaq Party	HNKS		Kurdish National Alliance in Syria	?	Fewzî Şengalî	0	1	?	?	Centre-right Kurdish Nationalism
Îslah		Syrian Reform Movement Al-Îslah Party	HNKS		Kurdish National Alliance in Syria	?	Emcet Osman	0	1	?	?	Reformism
Êzîdî		Yazidi House Mala Êzîdiyan				?	Faris Eto Şemo	0	1	?	?	Yazidi Interests
SNC		Syriac National Council				?	Bassam Said Ishak	0	1	?	?	Assyrian Interests
PI		Patriotic Initiative	HNKS		Kurdish National Alliance in Syria		Cebel El-Ereb	0	1	?	?	Popularism
Total								9*	43*	?	?

Notes: * including independents

Minor parties

The following groups or parties are not represented at either the cantonal or federal level (but may hold positions in municipal parliaments).

Party			Alliance					width=120px	Political Position
Abbr.	Name		Abbr.	Name		width=25px	W	width=120px	Leader	width=120px	(Ideology)
KOM		Communist Party of Kurdistan	TEV-DEM		Movement for a Democratic Society			Left-wing Anti-capitalism
KNK		National Assembly of Kurdistan	TEV-DEM		Movement for a Democratic Society			Left-wing
N-PDKS		New Kurdistan Democratic Party in Syria	TEV-DEM		Movement for a Democratic Society			Left-wing
KESK		Green Party of Kurdistan	KDCK		Assembly for Democracy and the Left	?	?	Environmentalism
PGD		Change Party Democratic Change Party	KDCK		Assembly for Democracy and the Left	?	?	Progressivism
KED		Kurdistan Workers Party	KDCK		Assembly for Democracy and the Left	?	?	Trade Unionism
PCKS		Kurdish Left Party	KDCK		Assembly for Democracy and the Left	?	?	Left-wing
TNK		Booster Movement of Kurdistan	KDCK		Assembly for Democracy and the Left	?	?	Left-wing
PYDKS		Kurdish Democratic Unity Party	HNKS		Kurdish National Alliance in Syria	Website [1] Website [2] Website [3] | Şêx Alî (Sheikh Ali)^[3] | Kurdish nationalism LiberalismSecularism|--! PDKSI| | Kurdish Democratic Party| HNKS| style="background-color: #ff3333" | | Kurdish National Alliance in Syria| ?| Nesiredîn Îberahîm| ?|--! PYÇŞ| | Yekiti Kurdistan Party ("The First Party with four branches") Partiya Yeketî bi çar şaxên wê| ENKS| style="background-color: #a8ff00" | | Kurdish National Council| ?| ?| Kurdish nationalism Traditionalism|--! ŞPKS| style="background-color: #FEE801" | | Kurdish Future Movement in Syria| ENKS| style="background-color: #a8ff00" | | Kurdish National Council| http://www.kurdfuture.org/| Siamend Hajo| Kurdish nationalism Liberalism|--! PYDK|| Kurdistan Democratic Union Party| ENKS| style="background-color: #a8ff00" || Kurdish National Council| https://hawarnews.com/en/haber/kurdistan-democratic-union-party-opens-its-office-in-qamishlo-h17287.html| Faslah Youssef (فصلة يوسف, elected March 8–9, 2019)^[4] ||--! TAA| style="background-color: #9932CC" || Syria's Tomorrow Movement| TM| style="background-color: #630099" | | Syria's Tomorrow Movement| http://www.alghadalsoury.com/| Fouad Humeira Ahmad Jarba| Pluralist democracy|-|--|-! SRLC| style="background-color: #ff0000" | | Syrian Revolutionary Left Current| TWDS| style="background-color: #0000ff" | | Syrian National Democratic Alliance| |  | Left-wing|-|--|-! MLKP Rojava| style="background-color: #ff0000" | | Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (Rojava)^[5] | HBDH| style="background-color: #228B22" | | Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement| |  | Far-left|-|--|-! TKEP/L| style="background-color: #ff0000" | | Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist^[6] | HBDH| style="background-color: #228B22" | | Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement| |  | Far-left|-|--|-! TKP/ML| style="background-color: #ff0000" | | Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist| HBDH| style="background-color: #228B22" | | Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement| |  | Far-left|-|--|-! ADO| style="background-color: #0080ff" || Assyrian Democratic Organization| | | | | | Assyrian Interests|-|--|-! DCP| style="background-color: #ff0000" | | Democratic Conservative Party| | | | https://www.facebook.com/almuhafden.aldemokrate/ | Humaydi Daham al-Hadi| Centre-right|-|} Historical parties and alliances Historical parties Name width=220px Ideology Active Continued as Mustafa Khidr Oso's Kurdish Freedom Party in Syria Kurdish Nationalism 2014 Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria Mustafa Juma's Kurdish Freedom Party in Syria Kurdish Nationalism 2014 Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria Kurdish Democratic Political Union Kurdish Nationalism 2013 Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria Kurdish Union Party in Syria (PYKS) Kurdish Nationalism 2012 Syrian National Resistance (SNR) Syrian nationalism, Anti-Turkism, democracy 2016–17 dissolved Historical alliances Name width=220px Ideology Active Continued as Kurdish Supreme Committee Kurdish Nationalism 2013 discontinued Names in the national languages Party Northern Kurdish (Latin script) Romanized Arabic QMH Wheat Wave Movement Tevgera Hiqûq - Hemwelatîbûyîn - Mafan تيار قمح ? Teyar El-Qemih SUP Syriac Union Party Partiya Yekîtiya Suryanî حزب الإتحاد السرياني في سورية ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܣܘܪܝܐ TWDS Syrian National Democratic Alliance Koalisyona Niştîmanî Demokratî Sûrî التحالف الوطني الديمقراطي السوري ? ? CDR Honor and Rights Convention Kombûna Rûmet û Mafnasiyê تجمع عهد الكرامة والحقوق ? ? YS Yekîtiya Star Yekîtiya Star ? ? ANC Arab National Coalition Desteya Niştîmanî ya Erebî ? ? PDK-S Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê li Sûriyê حزب الديمقراطي کوردستان في سوريا PYD Democratic Union Party Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat حزب الاتحاد الديمقراطي ? SDS Syrian Democratic Society Kombûna Demokratîk a Sûriyeyê PB-ASD Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party Partiya Baas Demokratîk Sosyalîsa El-Erebî حزب البعث الديمقراطي العربي الاشتراكي ? DM Syrian Democratic Society Partiya Modern û Demokratîk ADO Assyrian Democratic Organisation المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ ADP Assyrian Democratic Party Partiya Asûrî ya Demokratîk TAA Syria's Tomorrow Movement تيار الغد السوري Tayar Alghad Alsoury PDPKS Progressive Democratic Party Partiya Demokrata Pêşverû ya Kurd li Sûriyê ? ? PYDKS Kurdish Democratic Unity Party Partiya Yekîtîya Demokrat a Kurd li Sûriyê حزب الوحدة الديمقراطي الكردي في سوريا ? Hizb alwahdat aldiymuqratiu alkurdiu fi Suria PYKS Kurdish Union Party in Syria Partiya Yekîtî ya Kurd li Sûriyê ? ? PÇKS Left Party of Syrian Kurds Partiya Çepa Kurdî li Surîyê ? ? PÇDKS Kurdish Left Party Partiya Çepa Demokrata Kurdî li Suriyê ? ? ŞPKS Kurdish Future Movement in Syria Şepêla Pêşeroja Kurdî li Suriyê ? ? PAK Kurdish Freedom Party Partiya Azadî Kurdî li Sûriya ? ? PADK Kurdistan Democratic Peace Party Partîya Aştîya Demokrat ya Kurdistanê حزب السلام الديمقراطي الكردستاني ^[7] See also Politics of Syria List of political parties by country Bibliography The Carter Center. 27 February 2017. Foreign Volunteers for the Syrian Kurdish Forces. Atlanta. Carter Center. External links Syrian Democratic Assembly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Executive Board of Democratic Syria Assembly elected . Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê . 13 December 2015 . 28 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151220074139/http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/executive-board-of-democratic-syria-assembly-elected . 20 December 2015 .
2. http://www.warscapes.com/reportage/revolutionaries-bethnahrin The Revolutionaries of Bethnahrin | Warscapes
3. Web site: PYDKS - Rêxistina Amûdê. 2021-12-14. www.facebook.com. en.
4. Web site: Kurdistan Yekiti Party congratulates Kurdistan Union Party success of its conference. 20 March 2019.
5. Web site: Interview with MLKP Rojava. look left. 22 December 2016.
6. Web site: TKEP-L Rojava'da merkez açtı. 22 January 2016. Hawar Haber Ajansı. tr. 7 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009192658/http://tr.hawarnews.com/tkep-l-rojavada-merkez-acti/. 9 October 2017. dead.
7. Web site: Navên ku Desteya Siyasî ya Meclîsa Sûriyeya Demokratîk pêk tînin aşkera bûn . Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê . 12 December 2015 . 28 March 2016.