Reform Party of Syria
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The Reform Party of Syria (Arabic
: حزب الاصلاح السوري Hizb al-Islah al-Suriy), or RPS is a political party committed to democracy and reform in Syria
. It is based in the United States
because the present Syrian government does not allow opposition political parties to form without permission. The party is made up of Syrians living in America
, Western Europe
, and elsewhere. The party's leader, Farid Ghadry
, was born in Aleppo
, Syria and comes from a well-known Syrian family of civil servants and politicians.
The RPS supported the candidacy of Nicolas Sarkozy
in France
's 2007 presidential election.
Actually, during the 2011 Syrian uprising
the Reform Party of Syria, as a political party of the Syrian opposition in exile, is preparing a series of demonstrations and protests in cities of the United States and Western Europe
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
: حزب الاصلاح السوري Hizb al-Islah al-Suriy), or RPS is a political party committed to democracy and reform in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. It is based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
because the present Syrian government does not allow opposition political parties to form without permission. The party is made up of Syrians living in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
, and elsewhere. The party's leader, Farid Ghadry
Farid Ghadry
Farid al-Ghadry is the Syrian-born co-founder and current president of the United States-based Reform Party of Syria, a party lobbying for regime change in Syria. Many of al-Ghadry's critics have compared him to Ahmad Chalabi, the Iraqi exile who lobbied the US government to invade his home country...
, was born in Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
, Syria and comes from a well-known Syrian family of civil servants and politicians.
The RPS supported the candidacy of Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's 2007 presidential election.
Actually, during the 2011 Syrian uprising
2011 Syrian uprising
The 2011 Syrian uprising is an ongoing internal conflict occurring in Syria. Protests started on 26 January 2011, and escalated into an uprising by 15 March 2011...
the Reform Party of Syria, as a political party of the Syrian opposition in exile, is preparing a series of demonstrations and protests in cities of the United States and Western Europe