The Syrian Democratic People's Party (until 2005 the Syrian Communist Party (Political Bureau), was also known as the Syrian Communist Party (Riyad al-Turk)) (Arabic: حزب الشعب الديمقراطي السوري Hizb Al-Sha'ab Al-Dimuqratiy Al-Suriy) is a left-wing, democratic opposition party in Syria that is banned by the Syrian government. It is a part of several Syrian opposition alliances which are aimed at overthrowing the ruling Ba'ath Party, the National Democratic Rally, and the Damascus Declaration.
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