Polling stations across Syria opened at 9 a.m. local time on Sunday, marking the country’s first parliamentary elections since the end of the war and the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024.
According to officials, around 6,000 members of the electoral college are casting their votes at regional polling centers to elect 1,578 candidates. Voting is scheduled to continue until 5 p.m. local time.
As per Syria’s new transitional political framework, two-thirds of the members of parliament will be chosen through this electoral process, while the remaining one-third will be appointed directly by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
The elections are being viewed as a pivotal moment in Syria’s post-war reconstruction and political rebuilding process. In his address at the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Ahmed al-Sharaa emphasized that the new administration was founded on three key principles — balanced diplomacy, security and stability, and economic development.
“From the very moment the former regime fell, we set out a clear strategic policy built upon three pillars… Syria is now rebuilding itself through establishing a new state, building institutions and laws that guarantee the rights of all without exception,” Sharaa had said.
The election marks a significant milestone in Syria’s ongoing transition, as the country seeks to restore governance, attract reconstruction investments, and re-establish international legitimacy after more than a decade of devastating conflict.
