Syrian Future Movement Podcast (23): The State Concept (3)
A civil, modern state—not military or religious—based on sovereignty, pluralism, peaceful power transfer, popular choice, and recognition of opposition.
2nd Aug, 20241 mins
Dr. Zaher BaadaraniWriter
- One of the primary characteristics of the state we seek is that it must not be a military, coup-based, dictatorial, or security-driven state—nor a religious theocracy ruled by clerics through the crescent or the cross. Rather, it should be a modern civil state.
- The bearer of the state’s legitimacy is the people's free choice of their authorities and institutions through elections and free voting.
- The state must be sovereign and independent on its land—free from any external interference or manipulation, and independent from non-governmental actors and internal societal groups.
- Pluralism is essential for the establishment of the state, through the allowance of multiple political forces and the peaceful transfer of power—without monopoly by a single political power or ruling party.
- Recognition of the opposition is a foundational element that has long been absent from the Syrian political reality.
