A rally was held in Damascus in support of Syria's interim government and to condemn Israel's intervention following recent clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militias in the southern city in July. Officials are electing new members of Parliament on Sunday. Photo by Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)/UPI | License Photo
Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Syria is electing Parliament officials Sunday, paving the way toward a more democratic future after more than 50 years of dictatorship.
An electoral committee appointed by current president Ahmed al-Sharaa was in charge of developing regional groups comprised of local council members to facilitate the election process, the New York Times reported.
The votes will determine who makes up two thirds of the People's Assembly, while al-Sharaa will choose 70 officials himself.
"As a transitional period, there is a difficulty to hold popular elections due to the loss of documents, and half of the population is outside of Syria, also without documents," he said, per the BBC.
