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This page lists presidents and other Heads of State of Syria. ... Bashar al-Assad (بشار الاسد) (born September 11, 1965) is the current President of Syria (The Syrian Arab Republic), Regional Secretary of the Baath Party and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. ... This page lists prime ministers of Syria. ... Muhammad Naji al-Otari (born 1944) is the current prime minister of Syria. ... The Peoples Council (Majlis al-Shaab) is the parliament of Syria. ... Political parties in Syria lists political parties in Syria. ... Baath Party flag The Arab Socialist Bath Party (also spelled Baath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1945 as a radical, secular Arab nationalist political party. ... According to the U.S. Department of State’s 2004 report on human rights, Syria’s human rights record remains poor. ... Ensuring national security, increasing influence among its Arab neighbors, and achieving a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace settlement, which includes the return of the Golan Heights, are the primary goals of President Bashar al-Assads foreign policy. ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ...

Elections in Syria gives information on election and election results in Syria. An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...

Syria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The People's Council (Majlis al-Sha'ab) has 250 members elected for a four year term in 15 multi-seat constituencies, in which 167 seats are guaranteed for the Al-Jabha al-Wataniyyah at-Wahdwamiyyah (National Patriotic Front). Syria is a single-party state. This means that only one political party, the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party is legally allowed to hold effective power. Although minor parties are allowed, they are legally required to accept the leadership of the dominant party and are member of the front. The presidential candidate is appointed by the parliament and needs to be confirmed for a seven year term in a referendum. The last referendum was at 10 July 2000. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The Peoples Council (Majlis al-Shaab) is the parliament of Syria. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... A single-party state or one-party system or single-party system is a type of party system and form of government where only a single political party dominates the government and no opposition parties are allowed. ... Baath Party flag The Baath Parties (also spelled Baath or Bath; Arabic: اﻟﺒﻌﺚ) comprise political parties representing the political face of the Baath movement. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

Latest elections

The Peoples Council (Majlis al-Shaab) is the parliament of Syria. ... The National Progressive Front (NPF), established in 1972, is a coalition of political parties in Syria which support the socialist and Arab nationalist orientation of the government and accept the leadership of the Arab Socialist Ba’th Party. ... Baath Party flag The Baath Parties (also spelled Baath or Bath; Arabic: اﻟﺒﻌﺚ) comprise political parties representing the political face of the Baath movement. ... The Arab Socialist Movement is a political party in Syria. ... The Arab Socialist Union (Arabic: , ; French: lUnion Socialiste Arabe) is one of a number of loosely related political parties based on the principles of Nasserist Arab socialism in a number of countries. ... The Syrian Communist Party (Arabic language: الحزب الشيوعي السوري, transliterated al-hizb ash-shuyūī as-sūrī) has been the name of a political party in Syria since 1944. ... Khalid Bakdash (born 1912, died 1995; occasionally spelled Khalid Bagdash) was the leader of the Syrian Communist Party (SCP) from 1936 until his death. ... The Syrian Communist Party (Arabic language: الحزب الشيوعي السوري, transliterated al-hizb ash-shuyūī as-sūrī) has been the name of a political party in Syria since 1944. ... The Social Democratic Unionists (al-Wahdawiuyun al-Dimukatiyyun Al-Ijtimaiyyun) is a political party in Syria. ... The Socialist Unionists (al-Wahdawiyyun al-Ishtirakiyyun) is a Nasserist political party in Syria. ... SSNP flag The Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP, Arabic: الحزب السوري القومي الاجتماعي al-Hizb as-Sūrī al-Qawmī al-Ijtimā`ī, often referred to in French as Parti Populaire Syrien) is a nationalist political party in Syria and Lebanon. ...

Past elections

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See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

• Electionworld
• Adam Carr's Election Archive