Syrian authorities announced yesterday that a new transitional parliament would be selected in September, with local electoral bodies picking two-thirds of the lawmakers and the country’s interim president naming the rest.After toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December after nearly 14 years of civil war, Syria’s new authorities — led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa — dissolved the country’s rubber-stamp legislature and adopted a temporary constitutional declaration to cover a five-year transition period. In June, a presidential decree established a 10-member committee to supervise the formation of local electoral bodies to select a new batch of lawmakers.State news agency SANA reported yesterday that committee head Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad had met with Sharaa to discuss the process, later announcing plans for a new 210-seat parliament.
July 28, 2025 | 10:18 AM