Ba'athist political party in Bahrain
The Nationalist Democratic Assembly (Arabic : التجمع القومي الديمقراطي , Al-Tajamu'u Al-Qawmi Al-Dimuqratiyah ) is a political party in Bahrain . It is the Bahraini regional branch of the Iraqi-led Ba'ath Party .[ 2] The party is led by Secretary General Hassan Ali and Deputy Secretary General Mahmoud Kassab.[ 3] It was established by Bahrainis who had studied in Ba'athist Iraq during the 1960s and 1970s. The party boycotted the 2002 parliamentary election but not the 2006 election .[ 4] The 2011 parliamentary by-election was boycotted by the party in solidarity with the Bahraini uprising .[ 5] It is headquartered in Zinj .[ 1]
The party opposes the government's naturalisation policies , and contends that it is unfair for ethnic Bahrainis to compete equally with foreign workers for jobs.[ 2] It remains pro-Saddam Hussein [ 1] and, according to its webpage, supports the Arab Spring .[ 6] It opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq , considering it an act of brutality against the Iraqi people.[ 7] The party actively supports the overthrow of the existing monarchy , with a peaceful transition to democracy .[ 8]
It is part of a four-party alliance opposing the government, which comprises two Shia Islamist parties (Al Wefaq and the Islamic Action Society ) and the leftist National Democratic Action Society .
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