US EditionSyrian electors cast ballots in indirect vote for first post-Assad parliament
About 6,000 electors vote indirectly for two-thirds of Syria's 210-seat parliament, while interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa appoints the rest amid regional exclusions.
- On Oct 5, Syria's electoral colleges will gather to vote for two-thirds of the 210-seat parliament, with about 6,000 electors casting ballots from around 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Sharaa says the indirect system is needed because direct ballots are infeasible as many Syrians lack documents and millions were displaced after toppling Bashar al-Assad ten months ago under the temporary constitution announced in March.
- A committee appointed by Sharaa approved 1,500 candidates, with organizers noting 14% are women, and electoral code provisions exclude former regime supporters and mandate at least 20% women in electoral colleges.
- Polling was postponed in three provinces, leaving 20 assigned seats empty, and electoral colleges in 50 districts will choose roughly 120 representatives on Sunday.
- Rights groups and 14 organisations last month warned the process concentrates power in Sharaa and stalled Kurdish integration leaves Kurdish-held areas excluded.
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Syria is holding its first election since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad today, Sunday, but without universal suffrage. – It is impossible to say that anything becomes truly democratic in transitional phases. The situation is difficult, but this is still a good first step, says human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni to DN.
Syrian electors vote in indirect election for first post-Assad parliament
Members of Syria's electoral colleges will gather on Sunday to vote for new lawmakers, a milestone in the country's shift following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad and a major test of inclusivity under the current authorities.Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa,
Syria holds first post-Assad polls with indirect vote for regional electors
Members of Syria’s electoral colleges will gather on Sunday to vote for new lawmakers, a milestone in the country’s shift away from the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad and a major test of inclusivity under its current Islamist-led authorities.
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