Syria to elect transitional parliament on October 5

(Patria) - Syria will hold a selection process for a transitional parliament on October 5, in accordance with a constitutional declaration issued earlier this year, the election commission announced on Sunday.

The People's Assembly of Syria was dissolved by the country's new authorities who took power after overthrowing long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive last December.

The upcoming legislative body, which will serve during a five-year transitional period, will consist of 210 lawmakers - 140 to be appointed by local committees under the supervision of the election commission, and 70 to be directly appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Al Arabiya reports.

The process will take place on October 5 "in the electoral districts of Syrian provinces," the commission wrote on its Telegram channel. It was not specified whether all provinces would participate.

At the end of August, the government announced that the selection would be postponed in Sweida province, which is predominantly Druze, the scene of deadly clashes in July, and in the Kurdish regions of Raqqa and Hasakeh, due to the security and political situation.

According to the constitutional declaration adopted in March, the transitional parliament will have a renewable mandate of thirty months. It will perform its role until a permanent constitution is adopted and new elections are held.