Elections in the Baath Party; Syria’s first step to enter the post-war period

According to the Arabic website Tasnim News, Syria has been caught in the war for the past decade. Domestic lag behind the process of democratic changes and political development. Damascus had a better situation in terms of political development compared to most of the countries of the Persian Gulf that started a civil war by supporting terrorism; Since Bashar al-Assad came to power, serious steps had been taken in this field and signs of political development in this country were slowly being seen, but the civil war changed everything.

However, now due to the reduction of the military threat of terrorism in Syria and the improvement of the social life environment, the forefront of changes in this country is becoming visible. The Baath Party has been the political pillar of the Syrian government for the past 60 years, and during the years after the war, the elections for its cadres and central committee were not held.

Bashar Assad, the head of the ruling party in Syria, in the last meeting of the central committee, called for the activation of processes to modernize the body and the central staff of this party, and in this regard, the first round of internal elections of the party’s branches was held in different regions of Syria. which is the prelude to the party’s central committee elections. In this context, “Mufeq al-Basha”, the high election committee of the Baath party told Tasnim reporter in Damascus that the necessary preparations for holding these elections have been made based on the recommendations of the party’s general secretary. which is a proof of the strengthening of the democratic path within the party. https://newsmedia.tasnimnews.com/Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1403/02/16/14030216171020121299615510.png”/>

According to the plan, it is supposed to be carried out after the Central Committee meeting. The elections of the central committee and leadership, the monitoring and review committee and the secretary of the central committee should be held so that the ruling party can play a more active role in the political arena while increasing its popular aspect.

“Mohand Haj Ali” In a conversation with a Tasnim reporter in Damascus, the analyst of political issues pointed out that this election is a big step in strengthening the democratic foundations of the party, stating that societies have changed today and it is not acceptable for leaders to be chosen by a limited number of people. The new elections in the ruling party give people the opportunity to prepare for the presidency of this party.

“Arif al-Rashrash”, secretary In the same connection, the coordination office of the Baath Party of Syria told Tasnim reporter in Syria that the ruling party will remain committed to democratic principles and competition and does not seek to control the bottlenecks of power.

The importance of these processes lies in the fact that these elections are actually in line with the preparations for Syria’s entry into the “post-war” period, so that young and new political elites enter the decision-making processes. and prepare the country for new conditions. It is not a secret to anyone that after successfully thwarting the multifaceted conspiracy to overthrow the government, Syria has now entered a new era that has its own requirements.

This internal election was held in a situation where in the last two decades this was the first The party’s internal elections are on such a large scale that it is unprecedented. The noteworthy point here is that in this election, all members of the party, including central cadres and low-level forces, participated in the elections; while in the past the central cadres did not participate in such competitions. Also, the results of this election indicate that most of the 125 members of the central committee of the party are young and new forces, and about 15% of the former cadres are in the position They remained themselves.

This is while Bashar Assad, as the leader of the Baath Party, in the last congress of this party, demanded to increase the powers of the central committee, emphasizing the policy-making and supervisory role of this committee.

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