Syrian Electoral College Members Vote for 1st Post-Assad Parliament

A combined 6,000 electors will cast ballots at regional electoral colleges starting at roughly 9 a.m. and closing at about 5 p.m. local time.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits the election hall on the day members of electoral colleges vote to select their candidates for the new Syrian Parliament since Bashar al-Assad's government was toppled, in Damascus, Syria, on Oct. 5, 2025. Yamam al Shaar/Reuters

Members of Syria’s electoral college will cast ballots in an indirect vote on Oct. 5 for new lawmakers, a first since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

President Ahmed al-Sharaa, whose opposition forces toppled Assad’s regime in December 2024, is looking to consolidate power over Syria after 14 years of war and sectarian violence that have beset the Middle East nation.