Syria’s new People’s Assembly: 119 members named

Shafaq News – Damascus

Syria’s Supreme Electoral Committee announced on Monday the
results of the newly formed People’s Assembly, naming 119 members in the
country’s first parliament since the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad.

The assembly, which will serve a renewable 30-month term,
was formed under the constitutional declaration, rather than through direct national
elections.

According to the mechanism outlined in the declaration,
regional bodies—appointed by transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa through the
Supreme Committee—elected two-thirds of the assembly’s 210 members, while the
remaining third will be appointed directly by al-Sharaa.

Three provinces, Raqqa, Hasakah, and Suwayda, were excluded
from representation due to what authorities cited as “security concerns.”

In a press conference, Committee spokesperson Nuwar Najmeh
confirmed that 119 seats were filled, while 21 seats allocated to the excluded
provinces remain vacant.

Women won only four percent of the seats, and Christian
representation was limited to two members. The sole Jewish candidate did not
secure a seat, according to Najmeh.

“The Christian component received only two seats, which is a
low level of representation compared to their share of the population,” Najmeh
said, adding that “the level of women’s representation does not reflect their
role in Syrian society or in political, economic, and social life.”

He acknowledged that some communities were underrepresented
in the assembly but noted that the president’s appointments could help balance
the composition. However, he stressed that “there is no quota system, and every
member of the assembly represents all segments of Syrian society, regardless of
sectarian or ethnic affiliation.”