“There are many pending laws that need to be voted on so that we move forward with the process of building and prosperity,” al-Sharaa said in a speech after he was briefed on the election process at the National Library Center, where the polling took place in Damascus. Lara Eezouki, a member of the national elections committee in Damascus, noted that the new assembly includes all sects and groups and said it's "the first time in Syria’s history that the ballot box truly rules — when the results are not prearranged.” Comparing elections under Assad to those today, Rim Yajizi, a lawyer, member of Damascus’s electoral body and candidate for the People’s Assembly, said, “It’s enough to mention the freedom factor, the electoral statements and the debates we watched and participated in.
Author: OMAR SANDIKI Associated Press, SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press
Published at: 2025-10-05 21:25:29
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