Democratic Arab Socialist Union
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Democratic Arab Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي الديمقراطي | |
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Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria | |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Ideology | Nasserism Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| National affiliation | National Democratic Rally National Coordination Committee for Democratic Change |
| Website | |
| ettihad-sy.com | |
The Democratic Arab Socialist Union (
Arab Socialist Union Party of Syria, with Hassan 'Abd al-Azim as its general secretary.[2]
Is part of the
Arabic
: التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي, Al-tajammuʻ al-waṭanī al-dīmūqrāṭī).
After
Ba'ath was proclaimed the "leading party" of the country. One minor faction under Fawzi Kiyali accepted the constitution, and retained both the ASU name and the NPF membership, while most members followed party leader Jamal al-Atassi
into opposition, by renaming themselves the Democratic Arab Socialist Union.
Hassan Ismail Abdelazim was arrested by the Syrian authorities in May 2011 as a crackdown on opposition forces in Syria.[3]
References
- ^ a b "The Democratic Arab Socialist Union". Carnegie Middle East Center. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ AlJazeera.net: الأمين العام للإتحاد الإشتراكي الديمقراطي العربي حسن عبد العظيم)
- ^ AlGhad: السلطات السورية توقف المعارض حسن اسماعيل عبد العظيم (in Arabic)
