Politics of Syria
Political parties and elections
The last parliamentary election was on 7 May 2012 and the results were announced on 15 May. The Baath party won an even larger victory than it did in previous elections.

Politics of Syria

Section Title: Political parties and elections
Table Section Text: The last parliamentary election was on 7 May 2012 and the results were announced on 15 May. The Baath party won an even larger victory than it did in previous elections.

Parties	Votes	%	Seats	Seats inside

National Progressive Front (al-jabha al-waTaniyyah at-taqaddumiyyah)	168

Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (Hizb al-ba'th al-'arabi al-ishtiraki)	134

Socialist Unionists (al-wahdawiyyun al-ishtirakiyyun)	18

Communist Party of Syria (al-Hizb ash-shuyu'i as-suri, Wissal Farha Bakdash faction)	8

Communist Party of Syria (Yusuf Faisal faction)	3

National Vow Movement (Harakat al-'ahd al-waTani)	3

Arab Socialist Union (al-ittiHad al-ishtiraki al-'arabi)	2

Popular Front for Change and Liberation	5

Syrian Social Nationalist Party (al-Hizb as-suri al-qawmi al-ijtima'i)	4

People's Will Party	1

Non-Partisans	77

Total	250

Source: Syrian parliament[unreliable source?]

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Of the 250 seats on the council, 134 were occupied by the Ba'ath Party.

final_sentence: Of the 250 seats on the council, 134 were occupied by the Ba'ath Party.