Vandistan Socialist Ba'ath Party

The Vandistan Socialist Renaissance Party (abbreviated as VSR or VSRP), previously known as the Vandistan Socialist Ba'ath Party, was a revolutionary socialist political party in Vandistan. The VSRP was founded on the 17th of April 2023, based on the principles of the original Ba'ath Party of Ingenistan, personified by a hardcore Anti-Populist stance. The party advocated for secular and militarist policies, and pushed for the recognition of Palestine and the Sarahwi Arab Democratic Republic.
It first registered for the May 2023 Vandistan Parliamentary Election, gaining 13 seats within the Sixth Parliament of Vandistan. During this election it served as one of the founding members of the National Democratic Front (NDF) alongside the National Freedom and Democracy Front.
Following a growing split between the socialist and nationalist factions of the party, leadership within the VSRP collapsed during the February 14 Incident. With the nationalists taking control over the Supreme Council, the VSRP was thus succeeded by the conservative Vandistan Renaissance Party. For the remainder of the Ninth Parliament, VSRP seats were chaired by members of the Vandistan Renaissance Party.
==The Ba'ath Battalions==
As well as politics, the VSRP also operated its own paramilitary force, originally known as the Ba'ath Brigades, which played a key role during the Noshkolm Case and Black June. The force originally consisted of 3 brigades with approximately 10,000 men, but later downgraded to approximately 3,000 men and was renamed the Ba'ath Battalions.
==Election Results==
Parliament of Vandistan
Parliament 	Election 	% 	Seats won 	Rank
Ninth Parliament 	2 Feb 2024 	5.9% 	19/321 	3rd
Eighth Parliament 	Did not participate	Did not participate	Did not participate	Did not participate
Seventh Parliament	1 Oct 2023 	6.7% 	8/120 	8th
Sixth Parliament 	16 Jun 2023 	10.8% 	13/120 	3rd
Fifth Parliament 	20 May 2023 	7.5% 	9/120 	7th
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