Syrian National Youth Party

Syrian National Youth Party حزب الشباب الوطني السوري
Leader	Maher Merhej
Secretary-General	Nabil Merhaj
Founded	14 March 2012 (14 March 2012)
Headquarters	Damascus, Syria
Ideology	Youth rights
People's Council	0 / 250
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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" ^[3]

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. ^[4]

The secretary-general is Nabil Merhaj and the co-founder and spokesman is Maher Mirhej ^{[3] [5]}

References

1. Syria's New Parties: Modest Goals Against Baath Hold Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine , Al Akhbar (Lebanon) , 18 March 2012
2. Parliamentary vote in Syria can't cover up country's violent divisions Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine , McClatchy Newspapers , 6 May 2012
3. Political renaissance? Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine , Syria Today , April 2012
4. O'Bagy, Elizabeth (7 June 2012). Syria's Political Struggle: Spring 2012 (PDF). Washington, DC: Institute for the Study of War. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
5. Syrian political parties prepare to take part in upcoming parliamentary election Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine , Press TV , 10 April 2012