There have been two elections in the region so far, one for the communes/municipalities and one for regions/provinces in 2017, while the third federation-level election for the Syrian Democratic Council was delayed.
The following parties are represented either in the Syrian Democratic Assembly as of September 2016 or in cantonal parliaments:[1]
Party | Alliance | | Members in | Political Position |
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Abbr. | Name | Abbr. | Name | W | Leader | FC | FA | Cantons | Members | (Ideology) |
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QMH | | Wheat Wave Movement Law Citizenship Rights MovementTeyar El-Qemih | ? | ? | ? | Haytham Manna | 1 | 3 | ? | ? | Secularism Nonsectarianism |
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SUP | | Syriac Union Party | TEV-DEM | | Movement for a Democratic Society | | Ishow Gowriye | 1 | 3 | ? | ? | Assyrian Interests Modernization ("Dawronoye")[2] |
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TWDS | | Syrian National Democratic Alliance Syrian National Democratic Coalition | ? | | Alaeddine Khaled | 1 | 4 | ? | ? | Social ecology Democratic Confederalism Communalism |
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CDR | | Honor and Rights Convention | ? | Meram Dawûd | 1 | 2 | ? | ? | Secularism Democratic Confederalism Communalism |
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YS | | Yekîtiya Star | TEV-DEM | | Movement for a Democratic Society | | Rojîn Remo | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | Feminism |
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ANC | | Arab National Coalition | ? | ? | ? | Ehmed El-Hebîb | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | Arab Interests |
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PDK-S | | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria | ENKS | | Kurdish National Council | | Saud Malla | 1 | 1 | ? | ? | Kurdish nationalism Kurdish autonomy Liberal democracy Traditionalism |
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PYD | | Democratic Union Party | TEV-DEM | | Movement for a Democratic Society | | Salih Muslim Asya Abdullah | 0 | 3 | ? | ? | Libertarian socialism Eco-socialism Social ecology Democratic Confederalism Communalism |
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SDS | | Syrian Democratic Society | TM | | Syria's Tomorrow Movement Tayar Alghad Alsoury | | Ziyad El-Asî | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Pluralist democracy |
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DM | | Democratic Modernity Party | ? | Ebilqadir El-Miwehed | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | led by Fîras Qesas |
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PB-ASD | | Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party Democratic Socialist Party | KDCK | | Assembly for Democracy and the Left | ? | Brahim Makhous | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Democratic Socialism Arab Interests |
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LPSK | | Left Party of Syrian Kurds | KDCK | | Assembly for Democracy and the Left | ? | Mihmedê Mûsê | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Centre-left Kurdish Nationalism |
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ANC | | Arab National Coalition | ? | ? | Hikmet Hebîb | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Arab Interests Regionalism |
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KDPP / PDPKS | | Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party | Abd al-Hamid Darwish | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Kurdish nationalism Federalism |
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ADP | | Assyrian Democratic Party | | Ninos Isho | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Eastern Assyrian interests |
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PADKS | | Syrian Kurds' Democratic Peace Party | TEV-DEM | | Movement for a Democratic Society | ? | Telal Mihemed | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Democratic Confederalism Communalism |
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DT | | Democratic Transformation Party | | Mizgîn Zêdan | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | ? |
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PYLK | | Kurdistan Liberal Union Party | TEV-DEM | | Movement for a Democratic Society | Ferhad Têlo | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | ? |
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Wifaq | | Kurdish Democratic Accord Party Al Wifaq Party | HNKS | | Kurdish National Alliance in Syria | ? | Fewzî Şengalî | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Centre-right Kurdish Nationalism |
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Îslah | | Syrian Reform Movement Al-Îslah Party | HNKS | | Kurdish National Alliance in Syria | ? | Emcet Osman | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Reformism |
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Êzîdî | | Êzîdî House Mala Êzîdiyan | ? | Faris Eto Şemo | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Yazidi Interests |
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SNC | | Syriac National Council | ? | Bassam Said Ishak | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Assyrian Interests |
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PI | | Patriotic Initiative | HNKS | | Kurdish National Alliance in Syria | Cebel El-Ereb | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | Popularism |
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Total | | | | 9* | 43* | ? | ? | |
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The following groups or parties are not represented at either the cantonal or federal level (but may hold positions in municipal parliaments).
Party | Alliance | | Political Position |
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Abbr. | Name | Abbr. | Name | W | Leader | (Ideology) |
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KOM | | Communist Party of Kurdistan | TEV-DEM | | Movement for a Democratic Society | | Left-wing Anti-capitalism |
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KNK | National Assembly of Kurdistan | TEV-DEM | | Movement for a Democratic Society | | Left-wing |
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N-PDKS | New Kurdistan Democratic Party in Syria | TEV-DEM | | Movement for a Democratic Society | | Left-wing |
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KESK | | Green Party of Kurdistan | KDCK | | Assembly for Democracy and the Left | ? | ? | Environmentalism |
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PGD | Change Party Democratic Change Party | KDCK | | Assembly for Democracy and the Left | ? | ? | Progressivism |
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KED | Kurdistan Workers Party | KDCK | | Assembly for Democracy and the Left | ? | ? | Trade Unionism |
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PCKS | Kurdish Left Party | KDCK | | Assembly for Democracy and the Left | ? | ? | Left-wing |
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TNK | Booster Movement of Kurdistan | KDCK | | Assembly for Democracy and the Left | ? | ? | Left-wing |
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PYDKS | Kurdish Democratic Union Party | HNKS | | Kurdish National Alliance in Syria | ? | ? | ? |
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PDKSI | Kurdish Democratic Party | HNKS | | Kurdish National Alliance in Syria | ? | Nesiredîn Îberahîm | ? |
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PYÇŞ | Yekiti Kurdistan Party ("The First Party with four branches") Partiya Yeketî bi çar şaxên wê | ENKS | | Kurdish National Council | ? | ? | Kurdish nationalism Traditionalism |
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ŞPKS | | Kurdish Future Movement in Syria | ENKS | | Kurdish National Council | | Siamend Hajo | Kurdish nationalism Liberalism |
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TAA | | Syria's Tomorrow Movement | TM | | Syria's Tomorrow Movement | | Fouad Humeira Ahmad Jarba | Pluralist democracy |
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SRLC | | Syrian Revolutionary Left Current | TWDS | | Syrian National Democratic Alliance | | Left-wing |
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ADO | | Assyrian Democratic Organization | Assyrian Interests |
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MLKP Rojava | | Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (Rojava)[3] | HBDH | | Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement | | Far-left |
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TKEP/L | | Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist[4] | HBDH | | Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement | | Far-left |
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TKP/ML | | The Carter Center|2017|p=2}} | HBDH | | Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement | | Far-left |
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Name | Ideology | Active | Continued as |
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Mustafa Khidr Oso's Kurdish Freedom Party in Syria | Kurdish Nationalism | 2014 | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria |
Mustafa Juma's Kurdish Freedom Party in Syria | Kurdish Nationalism | 2014 | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria |
Kurdish Democratic Political Union | Kurdish Nationalism | 2013 | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria |
Kurdish Union Party in Syria (PYKS) | Kurdish Nationalism | 2012 |
Syrian National Resistance (SNR) | Syrian nationalism, Anti-Turkism, democracy | 2016–17 | dissolved |
Abbr. | Party | Northern Kurdish (Latin script) | Arabic | Syriac | Romanized Arabic |
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QMH | Wheat Wave Movement | Tevgera Hiqûq - Hemwelatîbûyîn - Mafan | تيار قمح | ? | Teyar El-Qemih |
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SUP | Syriac Union Party | Partiya Yekîtiya Suryanî | حزب الإتحاد السرياني في سورية | ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܣܘܪܝܐ |
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TWDS | Syrian National Democratic Alliance | Koalisyona Niştîmanî Demokratî Sûrî | التحالف الوطني الديمقراطي السوري | ? | ? |
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CDR | Honor and Rights Convention | Kombûna Rûmet û Mafnasiyê | تجمع عهد الكرامة والحقوق | ? | ? |
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YS | Yekîtiya Star | Yekîtiya Star | ? | ? |
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ANC | Arab National Coalition | Desteya Niştîmanî ya Erebî | ? | ? |
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PDK-S | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria | Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê li Sûriyê | حزب الديمقراطي کوردستان في سوريا |
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PYD | Democratic Union Party | Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat | حزب الاتحاد الديمقراطي | ? |
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SDS | Syrian Democratic Society | Kombûna Demokratîk a Sûriyeyê |
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PB-ASD | Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party | Partiya Baas Demokratîk Sosyalîsa El-Erebî | حزب البعث الديمقراطي العربي الاشتراكي | ? |
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DM | Syrian Democratic Society | Partiya Modern û Demokratîk |
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ADO | Assyrian Democratic Organisation | المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية | ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ |
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ADP | Assyrian Democratic Party | Partiya Asûrî ya Demokratîk |
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TAA | Syria's Tomorrow Movement | تيار الغد السوري | Tayar Alghad Alsoury |
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PDPKS | Progressive Democratic Party | Partiya Demokrata Pêşverû ya Kurd li Sûriyê | ? | ? |
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PYDKS | Kurdish Democratic Union Party | Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat a Kurd li Sûriye | ? | ? |
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PYKS | Kurdish Union Party in Syria | Partiya Yekîtî ya Kurd li Sûriyê | ? | ? |
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PÇKS | Left Party of Syrian Kurds | Partiya Çepa Kurdî li Surîyê | ? | ? |
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PÇDKS | Kurdish Left Party | Partiya Çepa Demokrata Kurdî li Suriyê | ? | ? |
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ŞPKS | Kurdish Future Movement in Syria | Şepêla Pêşeroja Kurdî li Suriyê | ? | ? |
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PAK | Kurdish Freedom Party | Partiya Azadî Kurdî li Sûriya | ? | ? |
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1. ^{{cite web|title=Executive Board of Democratic Syria Assembly elected |publisher=Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê |url=http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/executive-board-of-democratic-syria-assembly-elected |date=13 December 2015 |accessdate=28 March 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220074139/http://anfenglish.com/kurdistan/executive-board-of-democratic-syria-assembly-elected |archivedate=20 December 2015 |df= }}
2. ^The Revolutionaries of Bethnahrin | Warscapes
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lookleftonline.org/2016/12/interview-with-mlkp-rojava/|title=Interview with MLKP Rojava|work=look left|date=22 December 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://tr.hawarnews.com/tkep-l-rojavada-merkez-acti/|title=TKEP-L Rojava’da merkez açtı|date=22 January 2016|work=Hawar Haber Ajansı|language=tr|accessdate=7 April 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web |title=Navên ku Desteya Siyasî ya Meclîsa Sûriyeya Demokratîk pêk tînin aşkera bûn |publisher=Ajansa Nûçeyan a Firatê |url=http://www.anfkurdi.com/kurdistan/naven-ku-desteya-siyasi-ya-meclisa-suriyeya-demokratik-pek-tinin-askera-bun|date=12 December 2015 |accessdate=28 March 2016}}