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The entry for Syria published Legislative branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Legislative branch in every entry.
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- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Legislative branch” (1990 to 2025) and “People's Council (Majlis al-Chaab)” (1994).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024unicameral People's Council (Majlis ash Shaab)
unicameral People's Council (Majlis ash Shaab)
The same text in 3 editions, 1991 to 1993.
unicameral People's Council (Majlis al-Chaab)
unicameral People's Council (Majlis ash Shaab) al-Chaab)
Published as “Legislative branch”
unicameral
Published as “People's Council (Majlis al-Chaab)”
- elections last held 22-23 May 1990 (next to be held NA May 1994);
- results - Ba'th 53.6%, ASU 3.2%, SCP 3.2%, Arab Socialist Unionist Movement 2.8%, ASP 2%, Democratic Socialist Union Party 1.6%, independents 33.6%;
- seats - (250 total) Ba'th 134, ASU 8, SCP 8, Arab Socialist Unionist Movement 7, ASP 5, Democratic Socialist Union Party 4, independents 84;
- note - the People's Council was expanded to 250 seats total prior to the May 1990 election
Rewritten: too little of the 1993 text remains to mark the changes.
unicameral
elections last held 22-23 May 1990 (next to be held NA May 1994);
results - Ba'th 53.6%, ASU 3.2%, SCP 3.2%, Arab Socialist Unionist
Movement 2.8%, ASP 2%, Democratic Socialist Union Party 1.6%,
independents 33.6%; seats - (250 total) Ba'th 134, ASU 8, SCP 8, Arab
Socialist Unionist Movement 7, ASP 5, Democratic Socialist Union Party
4, independents 84; note - the People's Council was expanded to 250
seats total prior to the May 1990 election
unicameral
- People's Council (Majlis al-Chaab):
- elections last held 24-25 August 1994 (next to be held NA);
- results - percent of vote by party NA;
- seats - (250 total) National Progressive Front 167, independents 83
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
unicameral
People's Council (Majlis al-Chaab): elections last held 24-25 August
1994 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (250 total) National Progressive Front 167, independents 83
unicameral
- People's Council (Majlis al-Chaab):
- elections last held 24-25 August 1994 (next to be held NA 1998);
- results - percent of vote by party NA;
- seats - (250 total) National Progressive Front 167, independents 83
unicameral
People's Council (Majlis al-Chaab): elections last held 24-25 August
1994 (next to be held NA); NA 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA;
NA; seats - (250 total) National Progressive Front 167, independents
83
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 24-25 August 1994 (next to be held NA 1998)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - National Progressive Front 167, independents 83
unicameral(Majlis al-Chaab): elections or Majlis al-shaab
(250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 24-25 August1998); results - 1998)
election results: percent of vote by party(250 total)
National Progressive Front 167, independents
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 24-25 August 1994 (next to be held NA 1998)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party-NA; seats by party-National Progressive Front 167, independents 83
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab
(250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 24-25 August 1994 (next to be held NA 1998)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; party-NA; seats by party - party-NationalNational Progressive Front 167, independents 83
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held NA 2002)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party--NPF 67%, non-NPF 33%;
- seats by party--NPF 167, independents 83;
- note--the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receive one-half of the seats
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab
al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve
four-year terms)
elections: last held 24-25 August 1994 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held NA 1998)
2002)
election results: percent of vote by party-NA; party--NPF 67%, non-NPF 33%;
seats by party-National party--NPF 167, independents
Progressive Front83 83; note--the constitution
guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receive
one-half of the seats
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held NA 2002)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, non-NPF 33%;
- seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83;
- note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receive one-half of the seats
unicameral People's Council or Majlis
elections: last held 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held NA
election results: percent of vote by party--NPF party - NPF 67%, non-NPF 33%;party--NPF party - NPF 167, independents 83; note--the note - the constitution
- unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held NA 2002) election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, non-NPF 33%;
- seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83;
- note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receive one-half of the seats
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%;
- seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83;
- note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
- elections:
- last held 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held NA 2002)
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held NA 2002)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, non-NPF independents 33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receive receives one-half of the seats
elections: last held 30 November-1 December 1998 (next to be held NA 2002)
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%;
- seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83;
- note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
- elections:
- last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
elections: last held 30 November-1 December 1998 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2002) 2007)
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%;
- seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83;
- note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%;
- seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83;
- note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-shaab al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held in 2007)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%;
- seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83;
- note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 (next to be held NA in 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%; seats by party - NPF 167, independents 83; note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 22-23 April 2007 (next to be held in 2011)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPF 172, independents 78
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 2-3 March 2003 on 22-23 April 2007 (next to be held in 2007) 2011)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 67%, independents 33%; NA; seats by party - NPF 167, 172, independents 83; note - the constitution guarantees that the Ba'th Party (part of the NPF alliance) receives one-half of the seats 78
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 22-23 April 2007 (next to be held in 2011)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPF 172, independents 78
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections:
last held on 22-23 April 2007 (next to be held in 2011)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPF 172, independents 78
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 22-23 April 2007 (next to be held in 2012)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPF 172, independents 78
unicameral People's Council or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections:
last held on 22-23 April 2007 (next to be held in 2011) 2012)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPF 172, independents 78
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 7 May 2012 (next to be held in 2016)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA
unicameral People's Council Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections:
last held on 22-23 April 2007 7 May 2012 (next to be held in 2012) 2016)
election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPF 172, independents 78 NA
- description:
- unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 7 May 2012 (next to be held in 2016)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA
description: unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by popular proportional representation vote to serve four-year 4-year terms)
elections:
election results:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- description:
- unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NPF 200, other 50
description: unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 7 May 2012 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2016) 2020)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NA NPF 200, other 50
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
- description:
- unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%;
- seats by party - NPF 200, other 50;
- composition - men 217, women 33, percent of women 13.2%
description: unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NPF 200, other 50 50; composition - men 217, women 33, percent of women 13.2%
The same text in 2020 and 2021.
- description:
- unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 19 July 2020 (next to be held in 2024)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%;
- seats by party - NPF 200, other 50;
- composition - men 217, women 33, percent of women 13.2%
description: unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 13 April 2016 19 July 2020 (next to be held in 2020) 2024)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NPF 200, other 50; composition - men 217, women 33, percent of women 13.2%
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- description:
- unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 19 July 2020 (next to be held in 2024)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%;
- seats by party - NPF 200, other 50;
- composition - men 222, women 28, percent of women 11.2%
description: unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 19 July 2020 (next to be held in 2024)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NPF 200, other 50; composition - men 217, 222, women 33, 28, percent of women 13.2% 11.2%
- description:
- unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)
- elections:
- last held on 15 July 2024 (next to be held in July 2028)
- election results:
- percent of vote by party - NA;
- seats by party - Ba'ath Party 169, SSNP 3, other 13, independent 65;
- composition - NA
description: unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 19 15 July 2020 2024 (next to be held in 2024) July 2028)
election results: percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; NA; seats by party - NPF 200, Ba'ath Party 169, SSNP 3, other 50; 13, independent 65; composition - men 222, women 28, percent of women 11.2% NA
- legislature name:
- People's Assembly (Majlis Al-Chaab)
- legislative structure:
- unicameral
- number of seats:
- 210 (140 indirectly elected; 70 appointed)
- electoral system:
- plurality/majority
- scope of elections:
- full renewal
- term in office:
- 4 years
- most recent election date:
- 10/5/2025
- percentage of women in chamber:
- 9.6%
- expected date of next election:
- March 2030
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
legislature name: People's Assembly (Majlis Al-Chaab)
legislative structure: unicameral
number of seats: 210 (140 indirectly elected; 70 appointed)
electoral system: plurality/majority
scope of elections: full renewal
term in office: 4 years
most recent election date: 10/5/2025
percentage of women in chamber: 9.6%
expected date of next election: March 2030
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