DAMASCUS: Members of local committees in Syria began on Sunday selecting members of a transitional parliament, in a process criticized as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa. The assembly’s formation is set to consolidate the power of Sharaa, whose Islamist forces led a coalition that toppled longtime ruler Bashar Assad in December after more than 13 years of civil war.

BEIRUT: Syria is set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a…

Three provinces will not be included "for security reasons", amid concerns over how representative the polls will be.

DAMASCUS: Members of local committees in Syria began on Sunday selecting members of a transitional parliament, in a process criticized as undemocratic, with a third of the members…

A third of the members are appointed by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has said it is impossible to hold direct elections now.

Syrians are voting indirectly, and President Ahmed al-Shara is appointing a third of the lawmakers. Still, some see this as a step forward after decades of dictatorship.

Two-thirds of Syria's new parliament will be chosen by electoral colleges, with the rest appointed by interim president.

People's Assembly to be chosen by electoral subcommittees in first vote under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Damaskus (dpa) - Zum ersten Mal seit dem Ende der Assad-Herrschaft hat es in Syrien eine Parlamentswahl gegeben - ein wichtiger Schritt für die politische Neuordnung des Landes…

Syria is electing Parliament officials Sunday, paving the way toward a more democratic future after more than 50 years of dictatorship amid Bashar al-Assad's rule.

After more than a decade of civil war, committee members will choose transitional parliament

Syria’s electoral commission on Monday announced the official results of the country’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar Assad....

Election marks landmark moment in country’s post-war transition, but vote goes largely to Sunni male representatives.

In the first elections since the Assad regime was ousted, there was no popular vote and women and minorities won few seats. Still, many Syrians saw it as progress toward ending…

Results from the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad show only 13% of seats were won by female and minority candidates.