Decree to fill vacant parliamentary seats

National

 DAMASCUS, (ST)_President Bashar Al-Assad issued on Tuesday decree No.379 stipulating for setting the first Saturday of next  December as a date to hold legislative elections to fill vacant Parliamentary seats .

 This decree comes after the People’s Assembly (PA) suspended on October 2012 the membership of Ikhlas Badawi and Ali al-Bash over going off the parliament institution and all state institutions and openly conspiring against the homeland and jeopardizing its civil peace.

 The PA decided unanimously to take legal action against the two suspended members.

 Besides these two vacant seats in Aleppo city, there are other three ones in the cities  of Hasaka, Idleb, and Hama.

These three seats became vacant as MP Saddam Jadaan al-Dandah ( from Hasaka) was appointed as Syria’s Ambassador to Iraq on October 9, while the other two MPs; namely  Ghassan Qintari (from Idleb)and Nizar Mousa (from Hama) were appointed governors in Der Ezzour and Tartous  respectively.

The PA is elected every four years. It consists of 250 members according to Decree 113 for 2012, 172 of whom represent the workers and peasants sectors, while the other 123 MPs represent the rest of the sectors.

 B.Q

 

You might also like
National

The arrival of students coming from terrorist -controlled areas to Aleppo city to do…

National

Syria’s permanent delegation to UN: Results of American investigations into…

National

Lecture on Chilean Philosophy at Damascus University

National

Nebenzia: The US occupation forces plunder Syria’s resources and prevent…

Latest news
Muslim World League Welcomes EU’s Lifting of Sanctions on Syria as a Positive Step Forward Restoration Project of the Cultural Stairway Launched in Lattakia privince Syrian-Jordanian Agreement on Unified Fees… and 11 Weekly Flights to Damascus Jordanian Foreign Minister: My Visit to Damascus Was Fruitful Minister of Local Administration and Environment Discusses Cooperation with Swiss Mission in Damascu... Damascus Chamber of Commerce: lifting economic sanctions is a positive step toward rebuilding bridge... Jordanian Delegation to Visit Syria Next Week to Explore Economic and Investment Cooperation U.S. Secretary of State: Action must be taken at the congressional level to develop the private sect... Syrian , Turkish Defense Officials Discuss Enhancing Cooperation to Support Regional Stability Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance: A Stable and Prosperous Syria Is a Major Gain for the Regi... Minister of Education Discusses Support for Education Sector with UK Minister for the Middle East Minister of Health Discusses Opportunities for Joint Cooperation with Head of Global Development at ... Syria , Jordan Sign MoU to Establish High Coordination Council Press conference for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Al-Sheibani and his Jordanian count... UN , Saudi Arabia Sign Agreement to Rehabilitate Bakeries in Syria Minister of Health meets a number of his counterparts in Geneva Syria is among the world's top 10 pistachio-producing countries Foreign Minister Al-Sheibani Receives a  High-Level Jordanian Delegation in Damascus to Establish Jo... Kallas: We hope the EU will reach a decision today to lift sanctions on Syria Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi Visits Damascus at the Head of a High-Level Ministerial Dele...