Since the fall of Assad regime, Syria’s first parliamentary elections took place on Sunday. After the formation of the new parliament, the key task will be to draft a new constitution.

Syrian state TV al-Ikhbariya quoted election spokesperson Nawar Najmeh as saying that voting had ended and counting procedures continued on late Sunday night. Final elections will likely be announced on Monday.

CNN reported that early counts from Idlib, Deir Ezzor and the Damascus countryside provinces showed no female candidates winning seats so far. The 20% quota for women will likely be met through the one-third of seats appointed directly by Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

While overseeing the voting process at the National Library polling centre in Damascus, the President called the election as “a

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