Overview

• About 6,500 electors are choosing two-thirds of the 210 seats, while interim president Ahmed al‑Scharaa will appoint 70 members.
• Voting is not taking place in Suweida and in parts of Hasaka and Raqqa, leaving 32 seats unfilled for now.
• Roughly 50 polling sites are open nationwide, including a single location in Damascus, with results expected Monday or Tuesday.
• The election commission approved 1,578 candidates, only 14 percent are women, and nominees cannot be Assad loyalists or advocate regional secession; terms are set at 30 months and can be extended.
• Human-rights groups and Syrian Kurdish officials say the process falls short of international standards and risks marginalizing minorities and consolidating executive power.