US EditionSyrian electors cast ballots in indirect vote for first post-Assad parliament
- Syria held parliamentary elections on Sunday to fill two-thirds of 210 seats in its first post-Assad parliament, with voting starting at 9 a.m. local time across most provinces.
- The elections followed the December overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by Islamist forces led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa and excluded regions controlled by Kurdish-led groups and Druze factions due to security and political disputes.
- Around 6,000 electors from local bodies voted indirectly under a new temporary framework, while one-third of the parliament’s seats will be appointed by al-Sharaa to promote inclusivity amid criticisms of limited democracy.
- Authorities excluded former regime supporters from voter lists, reserved a 20% seat quota for women, and postponed voting in certain provinces citing “security and logistical challenges,” as sectarian violence recently caused hundreds of civilian deaths.
- The elections represent a political milestone but face criticism for unrepresentative processes and unresolved minority representation, with outcomes viewed as a test of interim authorities’ commitment to inclusivity during ongoing national divisions.
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Syria’s strange post-Assad election
Syrians are awaiting the results of the first elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, which authorities hope will represent a new chapter for the war-torn country.Sunday’s limited vote was “a historic moment after more than 50 years of dynastic, oppressive al-Assad rule” and “another test for the new government”, led by the interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said Al Jazeera. However, the whole electoral process itself “has been subject to …
Syria selects first post-Assad parliament members
DAMASCUS: Members of local committees in Syria began on Sunday selecting members of a transitional parliament, in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed Al Sharaa. The assembly’s formation is set to consolidate the power of Sharaa, whose forces led a coalition that toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December after more than 13 years of civil war. Dozens of members of th…
Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos - The Morning Sun
Syria is holding its first parliamentary election since autocratic former President Bashar Assad was ousted in December. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Sharaa: Suspended Laws Await the New Parliament, and Syria’s Reconstruction Is a Collective Responsibility of Its People - The Syrian Observer
During his visit to the National Library in Damascus to monitor the process of selecting members of the People’s Assembly, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa affirmed that laws that have been suspended for years are now awaiting the new Parliament to review and approve them, in order to push the process of national reconstruction forward. In a speech reported by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the president stressed that the reconstruction of …
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