People's Assembly of Syria
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People’s Assembly of the Syrian Arab Republic مجلس الشعب الجمهورية العربية السورية | |
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| Seats | 250 |
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Political groups | Government (250)
National Progressive Front (183) |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 19 July 2020 |
Next election | 2024 (expected) |
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| Parliament Building, Damascus, Syria | |
| Website | |
| http://parliament.gov.sy/ | |
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The People's Assembly (Template:Lang-ar, ALA-LC: Majlis al-Shaʻb) is Syria's legislative authority. It has 250 members elected for a four-year term in 15 multi-seat constituencies. There are two main political fronts; the National Progressive Front and Popular Front for Change and Liberation. The 2012 elections, held on 7 May, resulted in a new parliament that, for the first time in four decades, was nominally based on a multi-party system.[1] In 1938, Fares Al-Khoury became the first Christian to be elected Speaker. In 2016 Hadiya Khalaf Abbas, Ph.D., representing Deir Ezzor since 2003, became the first woman elected to be the Speaker.[2][3][4] In 2017, Hammouda Sabbagh became the first Syriac Orthodox Christian to have held the post.[5]
The assembly meets at least three times a year and in special occasions called by the council's president or the president of the country.[6] The council primarily serves as an institution to validate Syria's one-party system and the confirm the legislative proceedings of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath party.[7]
Latest elections
The last elections were held on the 19 July 2020.[8] Several lists were allowed to run across the country but any real opposition is absent. Millions of Syrians living abroad, after fleeing a war that has killed more than 380,000 people, are not eligible to vote.[8]
The National Progressive Front won 183 out of 250 seats, 167 of which were for the Baʻth Party, while 67 Independents held the rest of the seats.
| Parties | Seats | Seats Inside | ||
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| National Progressive Front (al-Jabha al-Waṭanīyah al-Taqaddumīyah) | 183 | 183 | ||
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| Popular Front for Change and Liberation | 0 | 0 | ||
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| Non-partisans (Independent) | 67 | |||
| Total | 250 | |||
| Source: Election results | ||||
Names of legislature
The name of the legislature in Syria has changed, as follows, as has the composition and functions:
- Under the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (1917–1920)
- Syrian National Congress (1919–1920)
- Arab Kingdom of Syria (1920)
- Syrian National Congress (1920)
- State of Syria, part of the French Mandate (1922–1930)
- Constituent Council (1923–1925)
- Constituent Assembly (1924–1930)
- Syrian Republic (1930–58)
- Council of Representatives (1932–1933)
- Chamber of Deputies (1932–1946)
- House of Representatives (1947–1949)
- Constituent Assembly (1949–1951)
- Chamber of Deputies (1953–1958)
- United Arab Republic (1958–1961)
- Chamber of Deputies (1958–1960)
- Syrian Arab Republic (1961–present)
- Chamber of Deputies (1961–1963)
- National Revolutionary Council (1965–1966)
- People's Assembly (1971–present)
See also
References
- ^ "Assad says Syria 'able' to get out of crisis". Al Jazeera. 2012-05-25. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas Elected as First Woman Speaker of Syrian People's Assembly - Al Manar TV Website Archive". archive.almanar.com.lb. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas elected as first woman speaker of People's Assembly". Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas elected as the first woman Speaker of the People's Assembly". Syrian Arab News Agency. 2016-06-06. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "انتخاب مسيحي أرثوذكسي رئيسًا لمجلس الشعب السوري". وطنى (in Arabic). 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Phillips, Douglas A.; Gritzner, Charles F. (2010). Syria. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438132389. Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Schlager, Weisblatt, Neil, Jayne; A. Faksh, Mahmud (2006). "Syrian Arab Republic". World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties (4th ed.). 132 West 31st Street, New York NY 10001, USA: Facts on File. p. 1303. ISBN 0-8160-5953-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Syrians vote in parliamentary election as inflation hits war-damaged economy". France 24. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
External links
- People's Assembly of Syria official government website
- Syria's Legislative System profiles of people and institutions provided by the Arab Decision project
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