The Syriac Union Party ( syr, ܓܒܐ ܕܚܘܝܕܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܒܠܒܢܢ, ar, حزب الاتحاد السرياني) abbreviated as SUL is a Lebanese Assyrian/Syriac 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

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and is vocal in asking for independent seats for the Assyrians/Syriacs in the

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, rather than confining them to the " minorities seat" in Beirut as is now the case. The Syriac Union Party is headed by

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, and is considered very close with the opposition of the

14 March alliance The March 14 Alliance ( ar, تحالف 14 آذار, taḥāluf 14 adhār}), named after the date of the Cedar Revolution, is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon formed in 2005 that are united by their anti- Syrian stanc ...

. The party endorsed the

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in the 2022 parliamentary elections.

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