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Socialist Unionist Party (Syria)

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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 (until 2024)
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]

Election results

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Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2021 Abdullah Sallum Abdullah 213,968 1.50% Non-elected Red XN

Syrian People's Assembly elections

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Election Seats +/–
1973
1 / 250
Decrease3
1977
3 / 250
Increase2
1981
8 / 250
Increase5
1986
8 / 250
Steady
1990
7 / 250
Decrease1
1994
7 / 250
Steady
1998
7 / 250
Steady
2003
0 / 250
Decrease7
2007
6 / 250
Increase6
2012
18 / 250
Increase12
2016
2 / 250
Decrease16
2020
2 / 250
Steady
2024
2 / 250
Steady

References

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