Movement for a Democratic Society

Movement for a Democratic Society

Abbreviation	TEV-DEM
Leader	Zalal Jagar Kharib Heso
Founded	16 January 2011
Ideology	Democratic confederalism Progressivism Factions: Libertarian socialism Communalism Feminism Jineology Kurdish nationalism Kurdish autonomy Liberal democracy Traditionalism Communism
Political position	Left-wing
Colors	Yellow Red Green
People's Assembly	0 / 250
Democratic Council	3 / 43
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Politics of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria


Symbols Assyrian flag Flag of Kurdistan Flag of Syria
Constitution Libertarian socialism Human rights
Legislature and Government Syrian Democratic Council Executive Council
Elections March 2015 (Local) September 2017 (Local) December 2017 (Regional) August 2024 (Local)
Political parties Democratic Union Party (PYD) Syriac Union Party (SUP) Law–Citizenship–Rights Movement (QMH) Syrian National Democratic Alliance (SNDA) Honor and Rights Convention (HRC) Kongreya Star (YS) Arab National Coalition (ANC) Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDP-S) Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party (PDKS 1970) Kurdish Democratic Unity Party (PYDKS or Yek-Dem) Syrian Democratic Society (SDS) Democratic Modernity Party (DM) Democratic Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party (PB-ASD) Left Party of Syrian Kurds (LPSK) Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party (PDPKS) Assyrian Democratic Party (ADP) Syrian Kurds' Democratic Peace Party (PADKS) Democratic Transformation Party (DT) Kurdistan Liberal Union Party (PYLK) Kurdish Democratic Accord Party (Wifaq) Syrian Reform Movement (Islah) Yazidi House (Êzîdî) Syriac National Council (SNC) Patriotic Initiative (PI)
Party alliances Democratic Nation List (LND)/Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) Kurdish National Alliance in Syria (HNKS) Assembly for Democracy and the Left (KDCK) Kurdish National Council (ENKS) Syria's Tomorrow Movement (TM)
Administrative regions Jazira Region Euphrates Region Afrin Region
Foreign relations Ba'athist Syria Free Syrian Army Rojava conflict Rojava–Islamist conflict Kurdish nationalism Iraqi Kurdistan
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The Movement for a Democratic Society (Kurdish: Tevgera Civaka Demokratîk, TEV-DEM; Arabic: حركة المجتمع الديمقراطي; Classical Syriac: ܙܘܥܐ ܕܟܢܫܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܐܛܝܐ, romanized: Zaw'o d'Kensho Demoqraṭoyo) is a left-wing umbrella organization in northern Syria founded on 16 January 2011 with the goal of organizing Syrian society under a democratic confederalist system. TEV-DEM is currently chaired by co-chairs Zalal Jagar and Kharib Heso.