Country: | Syria |
Arab Democratic Union Party | |
Native Name: | حزب الاتحاد العربي الديمقراطي |
Leader1 Title: | Secretary of the Central Committee |
Leader1 Name: | Iyad Ghassan Osman[1] |
Founder: | Muhammad al-Sufi |
Ideology: | Arab nationalism Arab socialism Nasserism |
Position: | Left-wing |
Colours: | Green, Red, Black |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Seats1 Title: | People's Assembly |
Headquarters: | Damascus |
The Arab Democratic Union Party (Arabic: حزب الاتحاد العربي الديمقراطي, Hizb Al-Ittihad Al-'Arabi Al-Dimuqrati) is a nationalist political party in Syria. It is part of the National Progressive Front of legally licensed parties which support the socialist and Arab nationalist orientation of the government and accept the leadership of the Ba'ath Party.[2] In the 22 April 2007 People's Council of Syria election the party was awarded 1 out of 250 seats in the parliament.
The party is committed to the ideals of Nasserism, the party states its intent as, "Building a society that is governed by social justice and in its ideological approach and its struggle is guided by Nasserism, thought and practice". The party is both Arab nationalist and Arab socialist.[3]