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Early elections to the People's Council of Syria will be held between September 15 and 20, 2025. This was announced by the chairman of the country's Central Electoral Commission, Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad, according to the state news agency *Sana*.
According to the statement, the elections will be part of the transitional political process in Syria after the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024. The organization of the vote is being carried out under the leadership of the interim head of state, Ahmed al-Sharaa – also known as Mohammad al-Julani, who previously headed the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS – banned in Tajikistan) coalition.
According to the approved plan, the updated People's Council of the Republic will consist of 210 deputies, of which 140 will be elected by citizens of the country, and another 70 will be appointed by the president. The transitional parliament will receive the authority to develop new legislation, assist in the creation of a permanent constitution, and also the ability to initiate restrictions on the powers of the head of state.
In March 2025, al-Sharaa signed a constitutional declaration establishing a temporary three-year term for the new parliament. The document secured supreme executive power for the president, but provided for mechanisms for parliamentary control.
International observers point out that the decision to hold elections was made faster than expected. As noted by the Turkish TV channel *TRT*, back in December 2024, al-Sharaa stated the need for a preliminary census and the development of a basic law before holding elections.
Observers do not rule out that the activation of the electoral process is connected with the political warming between Syria and Western countries. In February and May 2025, the EU eased some of the sanctions against Damascus, and in June, the United States took similar steps. In July, the United States removed the HTS movement from the list of terrorist organizations.
The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad last December brought an end to more than a decade of civil war in Syria. But the country is still struggling to rebuild. Ethnic violence, including recent fighting in As-Suwayda province, has left more than 1,250 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
The new Syrian authorities are receiving support from the Gulf states, as well as the US and the EU. International institutions have expressed their readiness to facilitate the peace process and political renewal in the country.
