By Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Syria held its first parliamentary elections on Sunday since the fall of the Assad regime, a vote officials described as a milestone in the country’s post-war political transition. Polling centers opened at 9 a.m. local time (2 a.m.
Syria is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday for the first time since the fall of the country's longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December.
Syria is holding its first parliamentary election since autocratic former President Bashar Assad was ousted in December. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Members of Syria's electoral colleges will gather on Sunday to vote for new lawmakers, a milestone in the country's shift away from the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad and a major test of inclusivity under its current Islamist-led authorities.
Syria will select members of its first post-Assad parliament on Sunday in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.The assembly's formation is set to consolidate the power of Sharaa, whose Islamist forces led a coalition that toppl…
