Arab Socialist Union (Syria)
The Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria (Arabic: حزب الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي في سورية Hizb Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki Al-'Arabi fi Suriyah) (ASU) is a Nasserist political party in Syria. ASU is 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 (Al-Jabhat Al-Wataniyyah Al-Taqaddumiyyah). the ASU was awarded 8 out of the 250 seats. The NPF is led by the Ba'ath Party of Syria, and today the ASU has little independent existence.
Read more about Arab Socialist Union (Syria): Background: Arab Socialism in Syria, Formation As Opposition, Legalization and Split, ASU and DASU Today
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