Overview

• Preliminary tallies filled 140 of 210 seats, electing only six women and about eight minority deputies, far below a 20% target cited by authorities.
• The franchise was limited to roughly 6,000–7,000 selected electors, with voting postponed in most of Raqqa and Hasakah and all districts of Sweida.
• One-third of the legislature—70 seats—will be appointed directly by al‑Sharaa, a step analysts say could cement executive control over the assembly.
• Security strains persisted during the vote, including mortar fire near the Euphrates that wounded Kurdish militiamen, and talks with Kurdish forces remain stalled.
• The interim parliament’s roughly 30‑month term is intended to prepare broader direct elections under a transition plan that delays universal presidential voting for at least five years.