Kurdish Democratic Unity Party
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Kurdish Democratic Unity Party In Syria Partîya Yekîtîya Demokrata Kurd li Sûriyê | |
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Leader | Muhîddîn Şêx Alî |
Founder | Îsmaîl Omar |
Founded | 1993 |
Ideology | Liberalism Secularism Kurdish nationalism Feminism |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | Kurdish National Alliance in Syria[citation needed] |
Colors | White, green, yellow and red. |
Slogan | Freedom, equality, and justice. |
Party flag | |
Website | |
Official Kurmanji Website | |
Politics of Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
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The Kurdish Democratic Unity Party in Syria (Yekiti, PYDKS or Yek-Dem) (
The Kurdish Democratic Unity Party in Syria (Yekiti) has a base that extends from
The party was a founder of the Damascus Declaration and the Kurdish National Alliance in Syria and was originally a member of the Kurdish National Council, but were expelled due to their cooperative attitude towards the Democratic Union Party (PYD). The party was also a member of the Kurdish National Alliance in Syria, which was led by Mistefa Meşayîx. The PYDKS has no military arm and uses nonviolent tactics, such as sit-ins, demonstrations and protests. Its activism has resulted in its members being arrested and what the party believes amounts to political detention.
History
Foundation
The party was established in two stages. The first was the union of the Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria (al-Party) (led by Îsmaîl Omar), the Kurdish Action Party (led by Şêx Alî), and the Kurdish Left Party (led by Sîdîq Şernaxî). This union formed the Unified Party led by Îsmaîl Omar.
The second union brought together the Unified Party, the People's Union and the Workers’ Party, which became the PYDKS, which held its first conference in 1993. It was chaired by the late Îsmaîl Omar until his death in 2010. His successor was Mr. Sheikh Ali, who served until the party's seventh conference, which was held in Afrin in 2013. Şêx Alî was then elected party secretary, and Mistefa Meşayîx was elected deputy secretary.
Civil war outbreak 2011-present
After the outbreak of the
Party symbol and logo
The party symbol is a circular frame. Its right arc is a wheat spike, symbolizing bread for all and equality without discrimination. Its left arc is an olive branch, a common symbol of peace.
At the top of the frame, a sun stands for freedom as well as the sun's role in the heritage of the Medes, the ancient ancestors of the Kurdish people. The center of the frame is filled with a winged horse, symbolizing the Hurrians (Mitanni), another Kurdish ancestral group. (These claims of heritage are made by some kurds, often kurdish nationalists, but they are disputed by some historians and linguists.)[1]
The Kurdish flag (ala rengîn) was adopted by the PYDKS and approved it in its political platform (Article 4).