DAMASCUS: Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa finalised on Wednesday the list of the country's first parliament in the post-Assad era, which authorities said will hold its first session next week. The declaration stated that the parliament, whose mandate is two and a half years, would exercise legislative powers until a permanent constitution was adopted and new elections were held.
The parliament will hold its first session on July 6, according to Mohammad Taha al Ahmad, head of the higher electoral committee. In a process that began in October 2025, local committees appointed by the electoral commission selected most of the 210-member parliament.
The electoral commission had announced in October the names of 119 members of the new legislature, out of the 140 due to be chosen under this process. At that time, seats remained vacant for parts of then Kurdish-held Raqa and Hasakeh provinces in the north and northeast, and Druze-majority Sweida province in the south, due to "security" reasons.
The Kurdish areas designated their representatives in May, following the conclusion of an agreement on integrating the areas into the central authorities. Sweida has still not designated its members, but Sharaa has appointed two people from this region. — AFP
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