At Stake in this Election: 

• All 250 seats in the Syrian People’s Council

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Bashar AL-ASAD (since 17 July 2000) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Hussein ARNOUS (since 30 August 2020)  

• Assembly: unicameral People’s Assembly (Majlis al-Shaab) with a 250-seat Assembly

Electoral System: 

• The President is directly elected by plurality vote for a 7-year term and may be reelected once. 

• People’s Assembly members are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms. There are no term limits.

Last Election:  

The prior People’s Assembly election took place in 2020.

Information for Voters: 

أين يمارس الناخب حقه في انتخابات مجلس الشعب.. وهل يحق له نقل موطنه الانتخابي؟ 

 / Where to vote in the People’s Assembly election and how to transfer polling places (in Arabic)

Main Parties in this Election: 

• National Progressive Front / لجبهة الوطنية التقدمية‎ 

• Leader: Bashar AL-ASAD 

• Independent candidates

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 23,227,014 (2022 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 18,700,000 (2024)

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 11,601,649 (2022 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Ratified 28 March 2003  

• Gender Quota:  n/a 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators: 26 out of 250 (10%) in the Syrian People’s Assembly 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.557, Medium (2022)    

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: No data

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007; Ratified 10 July 2009  

• Projected population with a disability: 3,716,322 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Syria: Yes, programming  

• Election Access: Yes