Syria new leadership suspends constitution, parliament for 3 months

Syrians, holding flags and chanting slogans, stage a demonstration against Bashar al-Assad regime within the 13th anniversary of the Syrian Civil War in Azaz district of Aleppo, Syria on March 15, 2024 [Hişam Hac Ömer – Anadolu Agency]

Syria’s new government has decided to freeze the constitution and parliament for a three month transitional period, a government official told AFP yesterday.

“A legal and human rights committee will be formed to review the Constitution and propose amendments,” said Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham spokesperson, Obaida Arnaout.

Syrian opposition forces who seized power in Syria on Sunday have appointed Mohammad Al-Bashir as transitional government leader until 1 March 2025.

Al-Bashir previously headed the Salvation Government in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, in northwest Syria.

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