Socialist Democratic Vanguard Party
Socialist Democratic Vanguard Party حزب الطليعة الديمقراطي الاشتراكي | |
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| Secretary-General | Ali Boutouala |
| Founded | 6 October 1991 (name change announced) December 1993 (rename approved at 4th Congress) |
| Split from | Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Ideology | Scientific socialism Arab socialism Syndicalism Anti-imperialism Anti-Zionism |
| Political position | Left-wing to far left |
| National affiliation | Federation of the Democratic Left (since 2007) |
| Slogan | Liberation. Democracy. Socialism. |
The Socialist Democratic Vanguard Party (French: Parti de l'avant-garde démocratique socialiste, PADS; Arabic: حزب الطليعة الديمقراطي الاشتراكي) is a political party in Morocco.
History and profile
The party was founded in principle in 1991,[1][2] after having previously emerged as a faction within the USFP named Socialist Union of Popular Forces – National Administrative Commission in 1983. The foundation was formalised in December 1993.[3]
In the parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the party was part of the PADS–CNI–PSU Union, that won 6 seats. The party is currently a member of the Federation of the Democratic Left, a successor entity of that alliance.
References
- ^ "Moroccan Political Parties". Riad Reviews. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Organizations". Maroc. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "PADS – Parti de l'Avant-Garde Démocratique et Socialiste". Tafra (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
