(MENAFN) Syria’s electoral commission announced Monday the official results of the country’s first parliamentary elections since the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

During a press briefing in Damascus, Nawar Najmeh, spokesperson for the Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections, stated that results for two-thirds of the 210 seats in the People’s Assembly are now finalized and cannot be appealed. The remaining one-third of the seats will be appointed directly by President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a process he emphasized is “unrelated to the electoral bodies.”

Najmeh noted, “Every elected MP represents all Syrians regardless of affiliation,” and described the incoming parliament as “critical and revolutionary, supporting and monitoring government performance.”

He added that 4% of parliamentary seats were allocated to individuals with disabilities and to those wounded during the 13-year uprising that led to Assad’s ouster. However, Najmeh acknowledged ongoing issues, including “unsatisfactory representation of Syrian women” and “weak Christian representation, with only two seats in comparison to the community’s size.”

While asserting that the elections were conducted fairly and transparently, Najmeh admitted that incomplete population data in some areas affected the proportional distribution of seats. He said President Sharaa is expected to correct these imbalances when selecting the remaining members of parliament.

In a separate briefing, Committee Chair Mohammad Taha al-Ahmad emphasized the need for “capable individuals, not sectarian quotas,” and confirmed that 119 candidates were elected through the ballot process. Twenty-one seats remain unfilled in the governorates of Suwayda, Raqqa, and Hasakah.

Najmeh added that the electoral committee will meet on Tuesday to outline the procedures for completing elections in those provinces. The anticipated timeline aligns with the implementation of the March 10 agreement, under which the Syrian presidency announced plans to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into state institutions while reaffirming the nation’s territorial unity and rejecting separatism.

The SDF, dominated by the YPG — the Syrian arm of the PKK — continues to operate in parts of northern Syria.

Suwayda has maintained a fragile ceasefire since July 19, following a week of clashes between Druze militias, Bedouin tribes, and Israeli airstrikes.

The parliamentary vote, held on Sunday, marked Syria’s first indirect election under its new transitional system. Roughly 6,000 delegates from across the country cast ballots to fill two-thirds of the assembly’s seats, while President Sharaa will appoint the remaining 70 members.

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