Syria will elect transitional parliament in accordance with constitutional declaration

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 Islamist authorities who seized power after ousting longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive last December. The upcoming legislature, which will serve for a five-year transitional period, will comprise 210 lawmakers -- 140 designated by local committees supervised by the electoral commission and 70 directly nominated by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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