Associated Press
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Syria held parliamentary elections in September, and the head of the body, who was tasked with organizing the election process, said on Sunday in the state media.
Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the High People’s Assembly Election Commission, told Sana of the State Communications Commission that the elections will take place between September 15th and 20th.
A third of the 210 seats will be appointed by interim president Ahmad al-Sharara, with the rest being elected.
In a recent interview with the EREM news site, Hassan Al-Daghim, another member of the Election Commission, said that election universities will be established in Syrian provinces and vote for seats that have been elected.
The temporary constitution signed by Alshara in March called for the permanent constitution to be adopted and established to serve as a provisional assembly until the general election took place.
The announcement of the imminent election comes as the country is increasingly split in the views of new Damascus authorities after sectarian violence broke out in southern Sweida earlier this month. The fighting killed hundreds of people and threatened to unravel Syria’s fragile postwar transition.
The violent clash that broke out two weeks ago was caused by a guilty trickery between an armed Bedouin clan and a fighter of a religious minority of the Druze.
The Syrian government forces, ostensibly intervened to end the battle, but effectively sided with the clan. Some government fighters reportedly executed Druze civilians, burning and looting homes. Israel intervened and launched airstrikes at the headquarters of the government forces and the Ministry of Defense. Israel said it was acting to protect the Druze minority.
