People's Council of Syria


The People's Council 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. In 2016 Hadiya Khalaf Abbas, Ph.D., representing Deir Ezzor since 2003, became the first woman elected to be the Speaker. In 2017, Hammouda Sabbagh became the first Orthodox Christian to have held the post.
The council meets at least three times a year and in special occasions called by the council's president or the president of the country.

Latest elections

The last elections were held on the 13th of April, 2016. The elections saw a record 11,341 candidates seeking to run in the elections, and over 5 million voters out of 8 million eligible cast their votes.
The National Progressive Front won 200 out of 250 seats, 172 of which were for the Ba'ath Party, while 50 Independents held the rest of the seats.
'''Summary of the 4 April 2016 People's Council of Syria election results
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The name of the legislature in Syria has changed, as follows, as has the composition and functions: