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Syria expected to hold parliamentary election in September, official says

AL-Monitor
Jul 27, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A man casts his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Damascus, Syria July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A man casts his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Damascus, Syria July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar/File Photo — Yamam Al Shaar

(Reuters) -Syria is expected to hold its first parliamentary election under the new administration in September, the head of the electoral process told state news agency SANA on Sunday.

Voting for the People's Assembly is expected to take place from September 15-20, added the official, Mohamed Taha.

(Reporting by Hatem Maher and Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)