Syrian authorities announced the names of 70 lawmakers on Wednesday appointed to a transitional parliament by President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, paving the way to convene the body next week more than eight months after the process of forming it began.
The 210-member chamber, two-thirds of which was chosen by regional electoral colleges last year, will wield limited power under a presidential ruling system established under Sharaa since he ousted Bashar Assad in 2024.
The People’s Assembly will hold its first session on Monday, Mohamed Taha Al-Ahmed, head of the Higher Judicial Committee for Parliamentary Elections, said during a news conference.
The formation of the new parliament has been seen as a test of Sharaa’s promises of political inclusivity in post-Assad Syria.
His appointees included 15 women, boosting to 21 the number of female lawmakers after last year’s selection process resulted in only six being chosen.
