Syrian Democratic People's Party

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Syrian Democratic People's Party حزب الشعب الديمقراطي السوري
Leader	Ghias Youn al-Soud
Founder	Riad al-Turk
Founded	1973 (1973)
Split from	Syrian Communist Party
Headquarters	Paris, France
National affiliation	National Democratic Rally
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance[1]
Colors	Red
Website
www.syria-sdpp.org
Politics of Syria Political parties Elections

The Syrian Democratic People's Party (Arabic: حزب الشعب الديمقراطي السوري, romanized: Hizb Al-Sha'ab Al-Dimuqratiy Al-Suriy) is a centre-left, democratic opposition party in Syria. It is a member of the Syrian opposition, a member of the National Democratic Rally, and a participant in the Damascus Declaration.

The party emerged in 1973 from a split within the Syrian Communist Party. Until 2005, it operated under the name Syrian Communist Party (Political Bureau), and was also known as the Syrian Communist Party (Riyad al-Turk) after its founder Riyad al-Turk. In 2005, the party announced its departure from communism and turned to social democracy. Today, the party is a member of the Progressive Alliance.^[1]