US EditionMinorities Had Hoped to Break Into Syria’s New Political Order in the Weekend Vote but Few Succeeded
Syria's new 210-member assembly is partly elected by 7,000 electoral college members and partly appointed to oversee passage of a new constitution and election laws.
- Syria conducted its inaugural parliamentary vote to fill 210 seats through a mixed electoral system, with most provinces participating except for Sweida and regions under Kurdish-led administration.
- The vote followed more than a decade of civil war and Assad's removal nearly a year earlier, while election delays occurred due to disputes and security concerns.
- Approximately 7,000 electoral college members voted in 60 districts for 140 seats, while interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed 70 members to the assembly.
- Participants welcomed the greater electoral freedom compared to elections under Assad, with Rim Yajizi emphasizing that such openness and competitive debates were unprecedented in their experience.
- The newly elected assembly will serve a two-and-a-half-year term and is charged with creating a new constitution along with legislation governing elections to steer Syria’s ongoing political transition amid persistent internal challenges.
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Minorities had hoped to break into Syria’s new political order in the weekend vote but few succeeded
LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Syria’s minority religious and ethnic communities were divided in the runup to the first parliamentary elections after the ouster of Bashar Assad, the former Syrian president. In the end, some chose to take part in the weekend vote but few managed to break into the country’s new political order, according to preliminary results. Latakia, an idyllic city perched on the Mediterranean coast and a summer tourist destination, is…
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Seats are allocated based on population size and social representation. By i24 News and The Algemeiner Voting has concluded across most Syrian provinces in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of the Assad regime. According to Syria’s Supreme Election Committee, vote counting is currently underway, with results expected to be announced in the coming hours. The election aims to fill 210 parliamentary seats under a mixed syst…
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