Syria holds parliamentary elections in Hasakah, Ain al-Arab
Voting began on May 24 in some districts in northeastern and northern Syria to elect members of the country’s parliament, the Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections has said.
Polling opened in the Hasakah and Qamishli districts of Hasakah province, as well as in the Ain al-Arab district of Aleppo province, the SANA news agency said, citing the committee.
The districts were held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and are currently in the process of the transition as part of an integration agreement between the group and the central government. The SDF agreed to integrate into state institutions after government forces reasserted control over large swaths of the autonomous region through a military campaign.
The committee stated that 12 candidates are contesting two seats in Ain al-Arab from an electoral body of 100 members, while 13 candidates are competing for three seats in Hasakah, where 150 electors are eligible to vote.
