Portraits of former presidents of Parliament on display at the Parliament of Damascus on July 1, 2026. (Credit: Louai Beshara/AFP)
Nearly a year and a half after interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa dissolved the People's Assembly following his rise to power, the composition of Syria's new Parliament is finally complete.The milestone is both symbolic and politically significant. Many Syrians have viewed it as a key step toward closing the chapter on the Assad family's rule and laying the groundwork for a credible political transition. The newly appointed MPs are to be sworn in on July 6 for a renewable two-and-a-half-year term.But Wednesday's publication of the list of the final 70 MPs appointed by Sharaa, bringing the assembly's membership to 210 after the indirect election of the first two-thirds last year through electoral colleges established by a commission appointed by the president, immediately drew criticism from several human rights...
Nearly a year and a half after interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa dissolved the People's Assembly following his rise to power, the composition of Syria's new Parliament is finally complete.The milestone is both symbolic and politically significant. Many Syrians have viewed it as a key step toward closing the chapter on the Assad family's rule and laying the groundwork for a credible political transition. The newly appointed MPs are to be sworn in on July 6 for a renewable two-and-a-half-year term.But Wednesday's publication of the list of the final 70 MPs appointed by Sharaa, bringing the assembly's membership to 210 after the indirect election of the first two-thirds last year through electoral colleges established by a commission appointed by the president, immediately drew criticism from several human rights...
