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 Syrian government the National Democratic Rally and the Damascus Declaration.
