Syria’s first post-Assad Parliament takes shape as interim president names 70 lawmakers
The appointees add 15 women and several minority lawmakers, increasing female representation to 22 in the 210-seat chamber, officials said.
- On Wednesday, President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed 70 lawmakers to Syria's transitional People's Assembly, finalizing the 210-member legislature and concluding an eight-month formation process.
- Sharaa holds control over these appointments to balance representation after indirect elections last year lacked reliable population data following the 14-year civil war. The president aims to increase participation for women, minorities, and major cities.
- These appointments include 15 women, boosting total female representation to 21 lawmakers. Authorities postponed selecting representatives for the Druze-majority province of Suweida until "conditions become suitable," officials stated.
- The assembly will convene next week for its first session, which includes a constitutional oath and election of a Speaker of Parliament. Syrian legal expert Abdulhamid al-Awak is speculated to lead the chamber, though unconfirmed.
- Critics argue this electoral framework concentrates legislative influence within the presidency. U.N. Deputy Special Envoy Claudio Cordone previously told the Security Council the delay was "generating anxiety" among international observers.
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Syrian President Ahmad al-Chareh, a former jihadist leader known as Al-Julani, formed a post-Assad transitional parliament.
Syria's transitional government has completed preparations for the establishment of a new parliament.
The Syrian People's Assembly Elections Committee announced on Wednesday that the formation of the People's Assembly was complete following the issuance of the presidential decree appointing the remaining third of its members, during a press conference held at the Assembly's headquarters in Damascus.
After years of civil war, Syria continues to be in a state of upheaval. The new parliament is supposed to bring democratic structures to the country. In fact, transition president al-Sharaa wanted to eliminate inequalities in the appointment of deputies. Apparently, he does not succeed optimally.
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