Syria is set to hold its first parliamentary elections under its new government on October 5, based on a constitutional declaration announced earlier this year, according to SANA News Agency.
The new administration has dissolved the People’s Assembly after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive last December.
Notably, the upcoming transitional parliament will serve for five years, compromising 210 lawmakers, including 140 nominated by local committees supervised by the electoral commission and 70 directly designated by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.
The elections will take place on October 5 in the electoral districts of Syria’s provinces.
However, the authorities did not reveal whether all provinces would participate.
The government has previously stated that the elections would take place in September and that voting in Sweida, Hasaka and Raqqa would be delayed.
In March, the authorities issued a constitutional declaration stipulating that the transitional parliament will have a renewable mandate of 30 months.
Since the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, the new government has gained regional and international support.
In May, Al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia – a crucial step that eased sanctions on Syria. In the same month, he traveled to Paris and met French President Emmanuel Macron on his first trip to the West.
This month, Al-Sharaa will speak at the United Nations General Assembly, marking the first Syrian leader to do so in decades, according to AFP.
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