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

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.

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…