Arab Socialist Union Party (Syria)

Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria
حزب الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي في سورية
LeaderBaria al-Qudsi
Founded1973
Split fromArab Socialist Movement
HeadquartersDamascus, Syria
IdeologyArab nationalism
Arab socialism
Nasserism
Pan-Arabism
Left-wing nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationNational 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.

  1. ^ Galvani, John (1974). "Syria and the Baath Party". MERIP Reports (25): 3–16. doi:10.2307/3011567. JSTOR 3011567.