Socialist Unionist Party (Syria)

Socialist Unionist Party
حزب الوحدويين الاشتراكيين
LeaderFayiz Ismail
Founded1962 (1962)
Split fromBa'ath Party
HeadquartersDamascus, Syria
NewspaperAl-Wahdawi
IdeologyNasserism
Arab nationalism
Arab socialism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationNational Progressive Front
People's Assembly
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Website
alwahdawi.org

The Socialist Unionist Party (Arabic: حزب الوحدويين الاشتراكيين Al-Wahdawiyyun Al-Ishtirakiyyun) is a leftist Nasserist political party in Syria. The party was founded in 1962 through a split in the Ba'ath Party. It is part of the National Progressive Front of legally permitted parties that support socialism and Arab nationalism. The party leader is Fayiz Ismail. Abdullah Sallum Abdullah, a member of this party, ran for president in 2021 Syrian presidential election.[1]

  1. ^ "Al-Assad has two rivals in Syrian election". The West Australian. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.