Syria’s First Post-Assad Parliamentary Poll: What We Know

Some critics have warned that a convoluted electoral process could allow Syria’s executive authority to dominate the incoming People’s Assembly.

The Syrian Parliament in Damascus on Oct. 1, 2025. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images

Syria will on Oct. 5 hold its first parliamentary poll since the regime of former leader Bashar al-Assad was abruptly ousted by a rebel offensive late last year.

The 210-seat People’s Assembly will likely be tasked with passing legislation aimed at overhauling decades of state-controlled economic policy and ratifying treaties that could reshape Syria’s foreign relations.