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Voting began Sunday in several districts in northeastern and northern Syria to elect members of the country’s People’s Assembly, the Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections said.
Polling opened in the Hasakah and Qamishli districts of Hasakah province, as well as in the Ain al-Arab district of Aleppo province, according to the state-run SANA news agency, citing the committee.
The committee said 12 candidates are competing for two seats in Ain al-Arab within an electoral body of 100 members, while 13 candidates are contesting three seats in Hasakah, where 150 electors are eligible to vote.
In Qamishli, seven candidates are running for four seats from an electoral body consisting of 198 members.
SANA reported that seats allocated to Hasakah’s al-Malikiyah district were filled uncontested after only two candidates registered.
Voting is scheduled to continue until around midday and may be extended by one hour if the minimum voter turnout threshold is not met.
Vote counting will begin immediately after polling closes, with preliminary results expected later Sunday.
The vote comes after Syria held its first parliamentary elections in October 2025 following the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad government in late 2024.
In August 2025, Syria’s election commission announced the postponement of voting in Suwayda, Raqqa and Hasakah provinces due to what it described as security challenges.
In March this year, elections were held in Raqqa, where four candidates won seats after voter turnout exceeded 90%.
Syria’s People’s Assembly consists of 210 members serving renewable 30-month terms during a four-year transitional period, with the possibility of a one-year extension.
The assembly is responsible for proposing and adopting legislation, amending or repealing existing laws, ratifying international treaties, approving the state budget and granting amnesties.
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