National Progressive Front (Syria)

The National Progressive Front (Arabic: الجبهة الوطنية التقدمية, al-Jabha al-Waṭaniyyah al-Taqaddumiyyah, NPF) is a pro-government coalition of left-wing parties in Syria that supports the Arab nationalist and Arab socialist orientation of the government and accepts the "leading role" of the ruling Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party. The coalition was formed on the basis of the Popular Front model of Socialist Bloc, through which Syrian Ba'ath party governs the country by permitting nominal participation of smaller, satellite parties. The NPF is part of Ba'ath Party's efforts to expand its support base and neutralize prospects for any sustainable liberal or left-wing opposition, by instigating splits within independent leftist parties or repressing them.

NPF model has been instrumentalized by the Ba'athist system to enforce a highly centralized Presidential system. The satellite parties within the NPF have smaller political power and largely function as networks for mobilizing loyalty to the government. Student activism and political activities in armed forces are strictly prohibited for non-Ba'athist parties in the NPF, amongst other restrictions.