2020 Syrian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in Syria on 13 April 2020 to elect members of the People's Council of Syria. However, on 14 March they were postponed to 20 May due to the coronavirus pandemic. On 7 May it was decided to postpone the elections until 19 July. Syria's parliamentary elections occur every four years, with the last held in 2016.

2020 Syrian parliamentary election

19 July 2020

All 250 seats in Parliament
126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.17%
  First party
 
Leader Bashar al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party
Alliance NPF
Last election 200
Seats won 183
Seat change 17

Speaker0000000 before election

Hammouda Sabbagh
Ba'ath Party

Elected
Speaker

Hammouda Sabbagh
Ba'ath Party

A total of 1,656 candidates ran for office, competing for all 250 seats in Syria's parliament.

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