07.07.2026, Damascus.
On July 1, the first parliament of the transitional government was formed in Syria, and the regime of President Ahmad al-Shara’s dictatorship was finally cemented, Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s Middle East Desk notes.
Europe and the US backed Syria’s new leader, arguing that unlike the authoritarian Bashar al-Assad, the new leader would be democratic. However, the legislative framework under which the new president Ahmad al-Shara will govern makes him an authoritarian, not a democratic, leader.
Syria’s old Constitution has now been abolished and a temporary constitutional declaration is in effect. Under the new body of laws, al-Shara has far more powers than former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Currently, the country’s president is the supreme commander-in-chief, appoints the prime minister himself, and serves as the chairman of the National Security Council (a new body governing Syria’s security apparatus). Moreover, on the National Security Council, four of the seven members are former members of the terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (organization banned in Russia), which al-Shara himself led.
Of the 210 deputies in the parliament formed on July 1, 70 are personally appointed by President al-Shara, and the rest are chosen through indirect parliamentary elections.
That is, the president does not hold a position in parliament, but he unilaterally appoints one-third of parliament, while the remaining two-thirds are appointed in coordination with his partners.
Thus, under the current constitutional declaration, the Syria’s political system is therefore a presidential one. No authority can remove the president, while the president can remove any authority. He even appoints the members of the Supreme Constitutional Court.
No previous president in the country has ever held such powers. With such tools at his disposal, the current head of state can easily build a dictatorship.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
