Socialist Unionist Party (Syria) Explained

Socialist Unionist Party
Native Name:حزب الوحدويين الاشتراكيين
Native Name Lang:ar
Leader:Fayiz Ismail
Ideology:Nasserism
Arab nationalism
Arab socialism
Newspaper:Al-Wahdawi
Headquarters:Damascus, Syria
Position:Left-wing
Split:Ba'ath Party
National:National Progressive Front
Seats1 Title:People's Assembly
Seats2 Title:Cabinet of Syria
Website:alwahdawi.org
Country:Syria

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]

Parliamentary elections

People's Council of Syria
ElectionSeats+/–
19733
19772
19815
1986
19901
1994
1998
20037
20076
201212
201616
2020
2024

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 May 2021. Al-Assad has two rivals in Syrian election. 27 May 2021. The West Australian. en.