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Parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in Syria on 13 April 2020 to elect members of the People's Council of Syria. However, on 14 March they were postponed to 20 May due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1] On 7 May it was decided to postpone the elections until 19 July.[2] Syria's parliamentary elections occur every four years, with the last held in 2016.
A total of 1,656 candidates ran for office, competing for all 250 seats in Syria's parliament.
- ^ "Syria elections postponed over coronavirus". news.yahoo.com. 14 March 2020.
- ^ "For 2nd Time, Syrian Elections Delayed Over Coronavirus". Associated Press. 7 May 2020 – via NYTimes.com.