Progressive Socialist Party
Progressive Socialist Party الحزب التقدمي الإشتراكي | |
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| Abbreviation | PSP |
| Leader | Taymur Jumblatt |
| Founders | Kamal Jumblatt Farid Jubran Albert Adeeb Abdallah Alayli Fouad Rizk George Hanna |
| Founded | 1 May 1949 |
| Headquarters | Jabal El Arab Street, Wata El Msaytbeh |
| Newspaper | Al Anbaa (Lebanon) |
| Youth wing | Progressive Youth Organization (Lebanon) |
| Military wing | People's Liberation Army (1975–1994) |
| Ideology | Progressivism Democratic socialism Secularism Arab nationalism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | March 14 Alliance (2005–2009) |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Parliamentary bloc | Democratic Gathering |
| Parliament | 8 / 128 |
| Council of Ministers | 2 / 24 |
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The Progressive Socialist Party (Arabic: الحزب التقدمي الاشتراكي, romanized: al-Hizb al-Taqadummi al-Ishtiraki) is a Lebanese political party. Its confessional base is in the Druze sect and its regional base is in Mount Lebanon Governorate, especially the Chouf District. Founded by Kamal Jumblatt in 1949, the party was led by his son Walid Jumblatt between 1977 and 25 May 2023. On 25 June 2023 the son of Walid, Taymur Jumblatt, was officially consecrated as leader of the PSP.