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.

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…

A third of the People’s Assembly of Syria seats will be appointed directly by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.