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The Democratic Union Party (Kurdish: Partiya Yekîtiya Demokrat PYD; Arabic: حزب الاتحاد الديمقراطي‎ Ḥizb Al-Ittiḥad Al-Dimuqraṭiy) is a Syrian Kurdish political party established in 2003 by Kurdish activists in northern Syria. An affiliate of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and a founder member of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change it is described by the Carnegie Middle East Center as one of the most important Kurdish opposition parties in Syria.

formation year
2003-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
headquarter
Ayn al-Arab
ideology
Democratic socialism, Kurds in Syria, Kurdish nationalism
international affiliation
Koma Civakên Kurdistan
leader
Salih Muslim Muhammad, Asya_Abdullah
national affiliation
National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change, Kurdish Supreme Committee
religion
Secularity

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