The People’s Assembly [Parliament] was notified by the Supreme Constitutional Court that the Syrian citizens: Ahmad Gheiath Mohammad Shafiq, Talea Saleh Naser, Bashir Mohammad Al-Balah, Khaled Issa Al-Issa, Fayez Kamal Jeha, Wissam Al-Din Abdul Rahman Othman, Mohammad Habib Aros, Jaber Mahmod Khallouf, Mo’een Ahmad Ibrahim have applied to run for presidential elections, raising the number of applications to 50, the PA Speaker Hammouda Al-Sabbagh said on Wednesday.
Applications of nomination for presidency will continue to be submitted to the Supreme Constitutional Court until April 28, 2021.
The forthcoming presidential elections will be held on May 26th for citizens inside Syria and on May 20th for Syrian citizens abroad.
Basma Qaddour