Key points
- Elections will take place between September 15 and 20: Official
- Elections will be the first to take place under Syria’s new authorities
- A temporary constitution had called for a People’s Committee to be set up to serve as an interim parliament
ISLAMABAD: Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organising the election process told state media Sunday, according to AP.
Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections, told state news agency SANA that elections will take place between September 15 and 20.
Voting for the People’s Assembly is expected to take place from September 15 to 20, Reuters also cited the official, Mohammed Taha as saying.
Syria’s new authorities
AP reported that they will be the first to take place under the country’s new authorities after the fall of former President Bashar Assad in December.
In a recent interview with media, another member of the elections committee, Hassan al-Daghim, said an electoral college will be set up in each of Syria’s provinces to vote for the elected seats, according to AP.
A temporary constitution signed by al-Sharaa in March called for a People’s Committee to be set up to serve as an interim parliament until a permanent constitution is adopted and general elections held, a process that could take years.
