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Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria حزب الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي في سورية | |
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Leader | Baria al-Qudsi |
Founded | 1973 |
Split from | Arab Socialist Movement |
Headquarters | Damascus, Syria |
Ideology | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Nasserism Pan-Arabism Left-wing nationalism |
Political position | Left-wing |
National affiliation | National Progressive Front |
People's Assembly | 2 / 250 |
Website | |
https://ettihad-sy.com/ | |
The Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria (ASU; Arabic: حزب الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي في سورية Hizb Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki Al-'Arabi fi Suriyah) is a Nasserist political party in Syria.[1] ASU was led by Safwan al-Qudsi. The party was formed in 1973, following a split from the original ASU.
At the last legislative elections, 2007, the ASU was part of the National Progressive Front. ASU was awarded 8 out of the 250 seats. The NPF is led by the Ba'ath Party.