National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change

National Coordination Committee هيئة التنسيق الوطنية
Abbreviation	NCC
Formation	2011
Purpose/focus	Opposition to President Bashar al-Assad
Headquarters	Damascus, Syria
Region served	Syria
Chairman	Hussein Abdel Azim
Parent organization	Syrian opposition groups

National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change (NCC) (Arabic: هيئة التنسيق الوطنية لقوى التغيير الديمقراطي السورية‎) is a Syrian opposition bloc chaired by Hussein Abdel Azim^[1] consisting of 13 left-leaning political parties and independent political activists including 3 Kurdish political parties and youth activists operating within Syria and abroad^[2]. Coordination Committee, together with Syrian National Council are two main factions of Syrian opposition. The big difference between them is that the Coordination Committee believes that the solution is to convince the Syrian government of the need for change and dialogue with the opposition and the current crisis can be resolved through dialogue, in order to achieve "a safe and peaceful transition from a state of despotism to democracy".^[3]

References

1. ^ "National Coordinating Body for Democratic Change names Executive Committee_Syrian opposition must avoid splits". 11 October 2011. http://supportkurds.org/news/national-coordinating-body-for-democratic-change-names-executive-committee_syrian-opposition-must-avoid-splits/. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Meet Syria's Opposition". 1 November 2011. http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/11/02/meet_syrias_opposition. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 
3. ^ "Syrian Opposition Still Weak and Divided". 18 October 2011. http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-opposition-still-weak-and-divided. Retrieved 13 November 2011. 

See also

• Arab Spring
• 2011 Syrian uprising
• Syrian National Council

External links

• Official website