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Syrian elections

Members of Syria's local committees vote in the country's selection process to designate an interim parliament, in Damascus on October 5, 2025. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
October 6, 2025, 12:23 am
Syria selects members of first post-Assad parliament in vote panned as undemocratic
Assembly’s formation expected to consolidate power of al-Sharaa, who appoints a third of the new lawmakers; Jewish candidate vying for seat for first time since 1940s
By Maher Al-Mounes
Syrian electoral college members line up to cast their ballots in a parliamentary election at a polling station in Damascus, on October 5, 2025. (AP/Omar Sanadiki)
October 5, 2025, 11:46 am
What to expect as Syria goes to the polls for the first time since Assad’s ouster
Sunday’s election, which does not include popular vote, criticized as undemocratic; vote not taking place in Druze-majority Sweida or Kurdish areas
By ABBY SEWELL
The assembly hall of the parliament building is pictured in Damascus on October 1, 2025. (Louai Beshara / AFP)
October 5, 2025, 10:29 am
Syria to select parliament members in process branded undemocratic
Interim leader Sharaa will directly appoint one third of legislators, also controls process for choosing the rest
By Maher Al-Mounes
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a joint press conference with the French president after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 7, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq / POOL / AFP)
September 21, 2025, 9:12 pm
Syrians to select a new transitional parliament on October 5
Legislature will serve for five-year period, include 210 lawmakers — 140 designated by local committees and 70 directly nominated by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa
By AFP
Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani, center, and Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections, right, in Damascus, Syria, July 27, 2025. (Syria's official news agency, SANA via AP)
July 27, 2025, 11:50 pm
Syria says first parliamentary elections under new regime to be held in September
Election officials say vote to be held Sept. 15-20, electoral college to be set up to ensure provincial representation in government
By Agencies
Syrians elect new members of the Parliament in Damascus on July 15, 2024. (Louai Beshara/AFP)
July 15, 2024, 11:42 am
Syrians vote in parliamentary election set to keep Assad’s Baath party in power
Citizens of government-controlled areas eligible to vote for the rubber-stamp parliament, with Assad and allies running virtually unopposed
By AFP
Syrians hold up national flags and pictures of Bashar Assad as they celebrate hsi election at Omayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
May 29, 2021, 12:47 am
Emboldened by vote, Syria’s Assad vows to ‘defeat all enemies’
Dictator confirmed by elections widely regarded as a farce hails ‘fighting spirit’ of nation torn asunder by war, says he’ll be victorious no matter how many battles it takes
By AP
Syrians wave national flags and carry a large portrait of their president as they celebrate in the streets of the capital Damascus, a day after an election set to give the current President Bashar Assad a fourth term, on May 27, 2021 (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
May 28, 2021, 3:46 pm
Assad election win hailed by Iran as ‘big step’ for peace
Russia lauds ‘decisive victory’ by Syrian dictator, rejects Western accusations of sham vote
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters hold up national flags and pictures of Assad as they celebrate at Omayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria on May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
May 28, 2021, 1:05 am
95.1%: Syria’s Assad wins 4th term in sham election, will rule till 2028
No vote held in areas of worn-torn country controlled by rebels where at least 8 million displaced civilians live; 5 million refugees in neighboring countries refrain from voting
By AP
Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in the town of Douma, in the eastern Ghouta region, near the Syrian capital Damascus, May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
May 26, 2021, 1:12 pm
Syrians vote in symbolic election certain to keep Assad in power
Vote in government-held areas has been decried as a sham by observers and Western countries, with no supervision and just 2 unknown figures running against president
By Albert Aji
Syrian President Bashar Assad heads a cabinet meeting, in Damascus, Syria, March 30, 2021. (Syrian Presidency Facebook page via AP)
April 18, 2021, 2:00 pm
Syria to hold presidential election next month, second under shadow of civil war
Parliament speaker announces that the vote, likely to keep dictator Assad in power, will be held on May 26
By AFP
In this photo released on April 18, 2020, a Syrian woman walks with her sons wearing masks due to the coronavirus, in Damascus, Syria. (SANA via AP)
May 7, 2020, 4:31 pm
Syria postpones election for second time over virus
Vote on parliament pushed from May to July 19 as Assad warns of ‘catastrophe’ if war-battered country lifts lockdown measures
By Agencies
This photo from the official Facebook page of the Syrian Presidency shows Syrian President Bashar Assad casting his ballot in the parliamentary elections, as his wife Asma, left, stands next to him, in Damascus, Syria, April 13, 2016. (Syrian Presidency via AP, file)
March 3, 2020, 10:20 pm
Syrian regime announces parliamentary elections in April
Voting to be held in areas under Assad’s control for 3rd time since civil war began; UN refused to recognize results of last election
By AFP
Syrian women vote in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Damascus on April 13, 2016. Polls opened in areas of war torn Syria controlled by President Bashar al-Assad, for a vote that will not be recognised by the United Nations and has been dismissed by regime opponents as illegitimate. (AFP PHOTO / LOUAI BESHARA)
April 17, 2016, 3:28 pm
Assad’s party sweeps Syrian elections, shocking no one
Baath and allies in ‘National Union’ slate win 200 of 250 seats in parliament, with more than 5 million voters casting ballots
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by ministers Miri Regev and Yisrael Katz, in the Knesset on February 8, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 13, 2016, 1:41 pm
Supreme Court rules PM can hold multiple ministerial portfolios
IDF commander jailed for 20 days over Palestinian flag-burning; soldier who did the torching remanded to base for 28 days
By Marissa Newman
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