Members Syria will elect a transitional parliament today, on a landmark day for the country to remove it from the former regime Assad And in a test of the ruling Islamist coalition for a Syria with inclusion and without exclusion.

Following the overthrow of former President Bashar al -Assad last December, after 14 years of civil war, the transitional president Ahmed al -Saraa It dismantled the previous parliament and ratified a constitutional proclamation setting a five -year transitional period. In June, by presidential decree, he established a ten -member committee that would oversee the establishment of the local electoral institutions, which will choose the new Members.

A bet for the new leadership is to consolidate its power in a country dissolved by the war, and especially after outbursts of religious violence that fueled disbelief in the ranks of minority groups against the new leadership.

In indirect voting, a total of 6,000 electors will vote on regional selectors, starting at around 9:00 in the morning, local time (and time in Greece), with the polls closing around at about 17:00 in the afternoon.

A committee appointed by Saraa approved 1,570 candidates who presented their platforms in conferences and discussions this week. However, there were no public election campaigns without posters or signs in major cities, Reuters reporters said.

Today’s parliamentary elections will highlight two -thirds of the 210 -seat parliament and the election results are expected on Sunday night. However, the House will not be officially sworn in until Saraa appointed the remaining one third.

The future parliament, which will be responsible for carrying out the legislative duties during the five -year transitional period, is expected to have 210 members: 140 appointed by local committees supervised by the Electoral Commission and 70 appointed directly by the provisional President Al Saraa.

Authorities say they fled to this system instead of universal vote due to a lack of reliable population data and after the displacement of millions of Syrians due to the war.

Citing security reasons and political reasons, they postponed the elections to three provinces where the majority of residents are from minority groups – leaving 19 seats in parliament.

The way the future parliament is highlighted is criticized by the opposition and organizations of civil society that denounce the excessive concentration of powers in the hands of the President and the lack of representativeness of the country’s ethnic and religious groups.

Analysts point out that the choice of 70 MPs from Saraa will ultimately determine the effectiveness and legality of the new parliament: the choice of women or minorities could add to the inclusion, but MPs faithful to Sarah could help him to issue laws.

Headed by an Islamist guerrilla alliance, Al Saraa overthrew Assad in December. The former president fled the country for Russia. In January, the country’s new leaders dispersed the House where Assad’s Ba’ad party dominated. In March, Al Saraa approved a temporary constitution that established a five -year period of political transition.

Following Assad’s fall, the new leadership sought international recognition and financial support to rebuild the country.