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Syria’s transitional parliament holds first session after Assad’s fall

The new parliament started with 206 of 210 seats, with the Druze-majority Sweida province still not designating members after last year’s violence.

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Syria’s transitional parliament began its first session on Sunday, with a mandate to draft a new constitution and help set the foundations for democracy after decades of authoritarian rule, Agence France-Presse reported.

The new authorities dissolved the previous rubber-stamp legislature after toppling long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, replacing it with a temporary constitutional declaration to cover a five-year transition period.

In an October process criticized as undemocratic, local committees appointed by an electoral commission selected two-thirds of the 210 members of the new parliament, according to AFP.

The session opened with 206 members, excluding the Druze-majority Sweida province in the south, where members have not yet been designated following sectarian bloodshed last year, though Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed two representatives from there.

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