People's Assembly of Syria

The People's Assembly (Arabic: مَجْلِسُ الشَّعْبِ, Majlis al-Sha'ab) 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, is 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][5] In 2017, Hammouda Sabbagh became the first Orthodox Christian to have held the post.[6]

People’s Assembly
of the Syrian Arab Republic

مجلس الشعب الجمهورية العربية السورية
Type
Type
Leadership
Hammouda Sabbagh
since 28 September 2017
Structure
Seats250
Political groups
Government (250)

  National Progressive Front (183)

  Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (167)
  Social Nationalist Party (3)
  Communist Party (Bakdash) (2)
  Socialist Unionists (2)
  Arab Socialist Union (3)
  Communist Party (Unified) (2)
  National Vow Movement (2)
  Arab Democratic Union Party (1)
  Democratic Socialist Unionist Party (1)
  Independents (67)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
19 July 2020
Next election
2024 (expected)
Meeting place
Parliament Building, Damascus, Syria
Website
http://parliament.gov.sy/
Politics of Syria

Member State of the Arab League (Suspended)

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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.[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 Ba'ath Party, while 67 Independents held the rest of the seats.

Summary of the 19 July 2020 People's Council of Syria election results
Parties Seats Seats Inside
National Progressive Front (al-jabha al-waTaniyyah at-taqaddumiyyah) 183 183
167
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Popular Front for Change and Liberation 0 0
0
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)
  • Arab Kingdom of Syria (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)

See also

References
  1. "Assad says Syria 'able' to get out of crisis". Al Jazeera. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  2. Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas Elected as First Woman Speaker of Syrian People’s Assembly
  3. Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas elected as first woman speaker of People’s Assembly
  4. [sana.sy/en/?p=79434 Hadiyeh Khalaf Abbas elected as the first woman Speaker of the People’s Assembly]
  5. Syrian Parliament Elects First Woman Speaker Since 1919
  6. انتخاب مسيحي أرثوذكسي رئيسًا لمجلس الشعب السوري (in Arabic)
  7. Phillips, Douglas A.; Gritzner, Charles F. (2010). Syria. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438132389.
  8. "Syrians vote in parliamentary election as inflation hits war-damaged economy". France 24. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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