2012 Syrian parliamentary election

2012 Syrian parliamentary election
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All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Bashar al-Assad Qadri Jamil
Party Ba'ath Party People's Will Party
Alliance NPF PFCL
Last election 169 New
Seats won 168 6
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase6
Speaker before election

Mahmoud al-Abrash
Ba'ath Party

Elected Speaker

Mohammad Jihad al-Laham
Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 7 May 2012 to elect the members of the Syrian People's Council.[1] The elections followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum on 26 February 2012.[2]

  1. ^ ""Syria's Assad calls May election", ABC News". Australia: ABC. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Syria parliament election 90 days after new constitution". Reuters. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.