Syriac Union Party (Lebanon)
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The Syriac Union Party (Syriac: ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܠܒܢܢ, Arabic: حزب الاتحاد السرياني) abbreviated as SUL is a Lebanese Assyrian/Syriac[1][2][3] political party established on 29 March 2005. It expresses points of view of the Assyrian/Syriac minority community in Lebanon without any confessional differences between Syriac Orthodox or Syriac Catholic and is vocal in asking for independent seats for the Assyrians/Syriacs in the Lebanese Parliament, rather than confining them to the "minorities seat" in Beirut as is now the case.[4]
Syriac Union Party ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܠܒܢܢ حزب الاتحاد السرياني | |
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Abbreviation | SUP |
Leader | Ibrahim Murad |
Founder | Ibrahim Murad |
Founded | 29 March 2005; 19 years ago (2005-03-29) |
Ideology | Syriac minority rights Assyrian nationalism |
National affiliation | March 14 Alliance |
Parliament of Lebanon | 0 / 128
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Cabinet of Lebanon | 0 / 30
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Website | |
http://www.syriac-union.org/ | |
The Syriac Union Party is headed by Ibrahim Murad, and is considered[by whom?] very close with the opposition of the 14 March alliance.[citation needed]
The party endorsed the Lebanese Forces in the 2022 parliamentary elections.[5]