Syria to hold parliamentary elections in September, first since Assad’s fall
Election news comes amid sectarian violence as the country is increasingly divided in its views of the new authorities in Damascus
Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organising the election process told state media on Sunday.
Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections, told state news agency SANA that elections will take place between September 15 and 20.
They will be the first to take place under the country’s new authorities after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad in a lightning rebel offensive in December.
One third of the 210 seats will be appointed by interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, with the rest to be elected.
A temporary constitution signed by al-Sharaa in March called for a People’s Committee to be set up to serve as an interim parliament until a permanent constitution is adopted and general elections held, a process that could take years.