Syria will hold its first parliamentary election under the new administration in September, the head of a body tasked with organizing the election process told state media Sunday.

Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections, told state news agency SANA that elections will take place between September 15 and 20.

In June, a presidential decree established the 10-member committee to supervise the formation of local electoral bodies to select a new batch of lawmakers.

The elections will be the first to take place under the country’s new provisional government led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who rose to power after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, in a lightning rebel offensive in December.

The government recently amended its electoral laws, enlarging the parliament from 150 to 210 seats. One third of the 210 seats will the appointed by Sharaa, with the rest to be elected.

In a recent interview with the Erem News site, another member of the elections committee, Hassan al-Daghim, said an electoral college will be set up in each of........

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