Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party

Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party
ܓܒܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ
LeaderRomeo Hakkari
FounderSargon Dadesho
FoundedMarch 21, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-03-21)
HeadquartersAnkawa, Kurdistan, Iraq
Military wingNineveh Plain Forces
IdeologyAssyrian nationalism
Minority rights
Self-determination
Populism
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Blue
Seats in the Council of Representatives of Iraq:
0 / 325
Seats in the Kurdistan Region Parliament:
1 / 111
Website
www.bet-nahrain.org

The Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party (Syriac: ܓܒܐ ܕܝܡܘܩܪܛܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ, romanizedGaba Demoqrataya d-Bet-Nahrain), usually abbreviated as BNDP is an Assyrian political party in Iraq led by Romeo Nissan Hakkari. One of the party's goals is to create an autonomous Assyrian Administrative Region within the Assyrian homeland.[1]

  1. ^ Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party's Declaration Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Assyrian Times.com, 2006-08-26, accessed on 2007-02-19