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Syria

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Syria Image File history File links Vote. ... An election is a decision making process where people choose people to hold official offices. ... Image File history File links Coat_of_arms_of_Syria. ... Officially, Syria is a republic. ...

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Parliamentary elections will be held in Syria in March 2007.^[1] This page lists presidents and other Heads of State of Syria. ... Bashar al-Assad (Arabic: ‎, ) (born September 11, 1965) is the President of 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 symbol Party flag The Arab Socialist Baath Party (also spelled Bath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1947 as a radical, secular Arab nationalist political party. ... Elections in Syria gives information on election and election results in Syria. ... Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat (singular: muhafazah). ... 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. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...