Damascus: Syria is counting votes following its first parliamentary elections since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster in December 2024. Polls closed on October 5 evening after voting hours were extended in major cities, including Damascus.

The elections are a historic milestone, ending more than five decades of al-Assad family rule and testing the new government under President Ahmad al-Sharaa.

Syrians cast ballots for two-thirds of the 210-seat People’s Assembly. One-third of seats are appointed directly by Sharaa, while the remaining seats are filled by regional electoral bodies and subcommittees under an 11-member Supreme Committee.

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The system relies on roughly 6,000 electors, and no nationwide popular vote was held due to the lack of reliable census data

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