Syria to select new parliament on October 5

DAMASCUS: Syria is set to hold the selection process for a transitional parliament on October 5, in accordance with a constitutional declaration announced earlier this year, the electoral commission said Sunday.

The People’s Assembly of Syria was dissolved by the country’s new authorities who seized power after ousting longtime ruler Bashar Assad in a lightning offensive last December.

The upcoming legislature, which will serve for a five-year transitional period, will comprise 210 lawmakers — 140 designated by local committees supervised by the electoral commission and 70 directly nominated by interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

The process will be held on October 5 “in the electoral districts of Syria’s provinces,” the commission wrote on its Telegram channel.

It did not specify if all provinces would take part.

Syria to select new parliament on October 5

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