The Union party (Arabic: حزب الإتحاد‎ Hizb el ittihad) is a Lebanese political party based in Bekaa but with presence in most of the Lebanese areas and led by former minister Abdelrahim Mourad. The party is officially secular and its ideology is Nasserism. The party is strongly allied with Syria and the March 8 Alliance with big support from Iran, Syria and previously Qatar.Yet this party has now a major reformist movement since 3 years led by Hassan Shalha an Arab icon in the political and media scene with more than 30 years of professional dedication.