Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party

Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party حزب البعث العربي التقدمي
Regional Secretary	Fuad Dabbour
Assistant Regional Secretary	Mahmoud Muhailan
Founded	1993[1]
Dissolved	2023[2]
Headquarters	Amman, Jordan[1]
Ideology	Neo-Ba'athism
International affiliation	Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction)
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Website
www.abpparty.org
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The Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party (Arabic: حزب البعث العربي التقدمي Ḥizb al-Baʿṯ al-ʿArabī t-Taqaddumī, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈħiz.b‿al.ˈbaʕ.θ‿al.ˈʕa.ra.bi‿t.ta.ˈqad.du.miː]) was a political party in Jordan. It operated as the Jordanian regional branch of the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party.^[3]

It was legally registered for the first time in 1993. The party was small, but despite it small size, the branch was able to get a decent footprint in Jordanian media through its leader, Fuad Dabbour. The party was less known than its pro-Iraqi counterpart, the Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.^[4] Fuad Dabbour was the party's Regional Secretary.^[5] It was dissolved in 2023.^[2]

Political platform

The party's stated objectives are:

• The struggle for the supremacy and institutionalization of democracy as well as the rule of law and constitution.^[1]
• The removal of control of the people’s will and achievement of political and economic reform in the interest of the people.^[1]
• Adherence to the monotheistic religions and respect of the national heritage and the Arab nation’s unity.^[1]
• Consolidation of the democratic system and the achievement of Arab economic integration.^[1]

Leadership

Regional Secretary

• Fuad Dabbour

Assistant Regional Secretary

• Mahmoud Muhailan

Electoral results

Jordanian Parliament

House of Representatives
Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Outcome	Leader
1997	Boycotted		0 / 80	–			Fuad Dabbour
2003	Boycotted		0 / 110	–			Fuad Dabbour
2007	Boycotted		0 / 110	–			Fuad Dabbour
2010	Boycotted		0 / 110	–			Fuad Dabbour
2013	Boycotted		0 / 150	–			Fuad Dabbour
2016			0 / 130	–			Fuad Dabbour
2020			0 / 130	–			Fuad Dabbour

See also

• Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
• List of political parties in Jordan

References

1. "Al-Ba'th Progressive Party". Guide to Jordanian Politics Life. n.d. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
2. https://www.addustour.com/articles/1346801-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%91-19-%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8%D9%8B%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
4. Staff writer (2002). Jordan in Transition. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-312-29538-7.
5. "Dabour ... Halting normalization with the Zionist enemy is a Pan-Arab necessity". The Ba'ath Message. Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region. 25 April 2010. p. 11. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

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