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Politics of Syria | |
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| Polity type | Transitional government |
| Constitution | Constitution of Syria |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | People's Assembly |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Meeting place | Parliament Building |
| Presiding officer | Vacant, Speaker of the People's Council |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | President |
| Currently | Vacant |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Head of government | |
| Title | Prime Minister |
| Currently | Mohammed al-Bashir |
| Appointer | President |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Cabinet of Syria |
| Leader | Prime Minister |
| Deputy leader | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Appointer | President |
| Ministries | 28 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Syria |
| Supreme Constitutional Court | |
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The politics of Syria is currently in a transitional period led by the Syrian transitional government. The seat of the government is located in Damascus, Syria. The previous government consisted of a President, a Prime Minister, and a legislative council with 250 seats.[1]
On 8 December 2024, after the successful Syrian rebel offensives resulted in the fall of Damascus and the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad, many former government officials under Assad's regime fled to neighboring countries for sanctuary. Tahrir al-Sham, the dominant opposition faction, has tasked Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir of the Syrian Salvation Government to head the transitional administration until 1 March 2025.[2] The transitional period is expected to last until 2026.[3]
- ^ Phillips, Douglas A.; Gritzner, Charles F. (2010). Syria. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 9781438132389.
- ^ Al Jazeera Staff. "What to know about Syria's new caretaker government". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Syrian opposition leader says state institutions will be preserved in 18-month transition". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 8 December 2024.