Participation is a fundamental principle of the modern national state.

It enables us to distinguish between sound systems based on freedom and equality in rights and obligations, and authoritarian or despotic regimes.

In Assad’s Syria—both father and son—the concept of political participation remained vague, and the regime treated it merely as a decorative front.

This lack of genuine engagement led to a political participation crisis, effectively excluding citizens from managing their country's public affairs for decades.

It became one of the core reasons for the popular revolution in 2011.

We believe that the real problem in Syria is the absence of true political participation, even though legislation appears to allow it.

We reject the exclusion of any political component, regardless of its nature.

Accordingly, we oppose Law No. 48 of 1980 passed by the Assad regime.

We also reject calls to ban the Baath Arab Socialist Party or any sectarian group from future political participation.

We believe in the need to distinguish between individual criminal acts and the political environments that produced them.

Criminals must be held accountable through the judiciary, without harming the security and stability of their ethnic, national, or religious communities.

Political groups, however, must not be banned from participation, and their fate should be decided by parliament and the people.

We support the inclusion of all organizations and groups—regardless of their ideologies or beliefs—into the political arena.

We view this as a way to engage them with reality, rather than allowing them to operate in secret, resort to backdoor deals, or turn to violence or terrorism.

We believe that all Syrians have the right to political participation, provided they have not been involved in bloodshed or proven to have harmed the people.

Such participation should take place in an environment of total freedom, enabling genuine influence in decision-making.

We see that replacing the sovereignty of a despot with the sovereignty of the people depends on a healthy political life achieved through free and full participation.

We consider full political participation one of the main pillars of true citizenship.

We believe in the vital role of youth in general—and especially the youth of the Syrian revolution—in effective political participation.

Their presence must be supported to reform and correct the entire political process.

We affirm that the continued absence of political participation will inevitably lead to a renewed revolution.

This must be prevented by presenting a current vision for authentic future political participation in Syria.

We believe political participation fosters a sense of belonging and enhances the relationship between the people and the state institutions, as well as government officials.

This, in turn, promotes opportunities for national development and progress.

We see that true political participation is key to reinforcing good governance and the rule of law, as opposed to political, religious, or ethnic tyranny.

We affirm that guaranteeing free voting for all citizens without exception is essential to achieving healthy political participation.

We support peaceful protest in all its forms, provided that it preserves the nation's resources—*not the regime structure*.
This must be a principle in fostering healthy political participation.

We advocate for public consultations and continuous forums of communication between officials and citizens as a necessity to promote healthy political engagement.

We believe in the right to join public interest groups and the importance of volunteering in political campaigns to entrench political participation in public consciousness.

We hold that the key to Syria's solution lies in activating true political participation—free from the chains of the past, the terror of the present, or the uncertainty of the future.