Syrian President Ahmed al Sharaa has issued a decree approving a temporary electoral system for the country’s People’s Assembly, setting in motion the process for electing a new parliament under Syria’s transitional administration. “President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmed al-Sharaa, issued on Wednesday decree No. (143) of 2025, approving the temporary electoral system for the Syrian People’s Assembly,” the state news agency SANA reported. The decree stipulates that the People’s Assembly will have 210 members, with two-thirds elected by electoral bodies formed in governorate constituencies based on demographic and administrative distribution, while the remaining one-third will be appointed directly by the president.
