Everything you need to know about Syria's first post-Assad elections

"There will be no universal voting. Instead, al-Sharaa will appoint one-third of the assembly members, and the rest will be chosen by electoral subcommittees. If you've got questions, we've got answers. Here's everything you need to know about Syria's elections: Elections but no direct voting by Syrian citizens? Correct. There are 210 seats in the new People's Assembly, 40 seats fewer than under al-Assad, and members will serve 2.5-year terms."

"Al-Sharaa will appoint 70 members, and the other 140 will be voted on by subcommittees overseen by an 11-person Supreme Committee, which was appointed by al-Sharaa. The subcommittees are made up of about 6,000 electors, who will cast ballots at regional electoral colleges. Syrian authorities said no general vote is being held because they don't have reliable census data after millions of people were displaced by nearly 14 years of war."

"There will be voting, but it will have a limited political impact, Aron Lund, a Syria expert and fellow at the Century International think tank, told Al Jazeera. It is an indirect election using a set of electors who have basically been handpicked by the current rulers. It all takes place in circumstances that do not really allow for meaningful debate, even though Syria is now thankfully free of Assad-style censorship and police state tactics."

Syria will select a 210-member People's Assembly in the first elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, with members serving 2.5-year terms. President Ahmad al-Sharaa will appoint 70 members, while 140 seats will be filled via electoral subcommittees overseen by an 11-person Supreme Committee appointed by al-Sharaa. The subcommittees comprise about 6,000 electors who will vote at regional electoral colleges. Authorities cite unreliable census data after nearly 14 years of war and mass displacement as the reason for avoiding a general vote. Observers describe the process as indirect, limited in political impact, and lacking political parties and meaningful debate.

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