MPs complete supporting twenty-four presidential candidates
DAMASCUS,(ST)_The members of parliament have completed supporting candidates for the forthcoming presidential elections under the constitution and the general election law, the official news agency reported on Friday.
Each candidate must receive the support of 35 MPs to make their run official.
Over the past 10 days, as of 22 April, the People’s Assembly [Parliament] received twenty-four notifications from the Supreme Constitutional Court on applications submitted to it for registration as presidential candidates.
On May 1st, the PA Speaker announced that the court sent seven notifications saying that applications were submitted by Mr. Ziad Hakawati, Mr. Ahmad Qse’a, Mr. Mohammad Mahmod, Mr. Ali al-Hasan, Mr. Ahmad Dabbeh, Mr. Mahmoud Mousa, and Mr. Hosien Tejan to register as candidates for the presidential election before the close of the deadline.
It is worthy to note that the Syrian Parliament has 250 members.
B.Qaddour