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Syria Delays New Parliament's First Session, Completes Membership

7/6/2026

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Syrian authorities postponed the first meeting of the new transitional parliament, giving no explanation and leaving the date undetermined.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the remaining 70 members, completing the 210-seat body.
The parliament must draft a new elections law within a 30-month mandate.
Officials delayed Suwayda’s representative selection because of sectarian bloodshed, noting that earlier selections were completed in former Kurdish-run northern areas after Damascus integrated Kurdish institutions.

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Syrian authorities postponed the first meeting of the new transitional parliament, giving no explanation and leaving the date undetermined.
President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the remaining 70 members, completing the 210-seat body.
The parliament must draft a new elections law within a 30-month mandate.
Officials delayed Suwayda’s representative selection because of sectarian bloodshed, noting that earlier selections were completed in former Kurdish-run northern areas after Damascus integrated Kurdish institutions.