2016 Syrian parliamentary election

none July 2026 Syria parliamentary 2012 Syrian parliamentary election 2012 2020 Syrian parliamentary election 2020 All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria 126 13 April 2016 8,834,994 57.56% ( 6.30pp) 100px Bashar al-Assad Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region National Progressive Front (Syria) 168 200 32 Independent 120px 140px Independent politicians Independent politician 77 50 27 2016 Syrian Parliamentary election.svg Seat distribution by party Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Hadiya Abbas Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region List of members of the Parliament of Syria, 2016–2020 List of members of the Parliament of Syria, 2012–2016 1980 Parliamentary elections were held in Syria to elect the People's Assembly on 13 April 2016,https://electionguide.org/elections/id/2907/ Syrian Arab Republic: Elections for Majlis al-Shaab (Syrian People's Council) IFES Election Guide 29 March 2022 2 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220102021810/https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2907/ live electing members for the 2016–2020 parliamentary term. Background Syrian Civil War Amidst nearly five years of civil war and ensuing negotiations for a ceasefire, following the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War and Syrian Arab Army gains, President Bashar al-Assad called the election. At the time of the election, Idlib Governorate was almost entirely outside government control, as it was controlled by rebels. Raqqa Governorate and Deir ez-Zor Governorate were mostly occupied by ISIL. As such, elections did not take place in these provinces. Parts of Aleppo, Homs, and Daraa governorates were also held by anti-government forces at the time of the election. Rojava had also been semi-autonomous since the civil war began. Electoral system All 250 members of the People's Assembly were elected from 15 multi-member constituenciesPresident Assad calls for parliamentary elections next April https://web.archive.org/web/20171010020647/https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/president-assad-calls-for-parliamentary-elections-next-april/ 10 October 2017 AMN, 22 February 2016 in general tickets. ConstituencySeatsPopulation(est. 2011)Population estimates on 31 December 2011 Central Bureau of Statistics http://www.cbssyr.sy/yearbook/2011/Data-Chapter2/TAB-3-2-2011.htm 23 February 2016 ar https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221907/http://www.cbssyr.sy/yearbook/2011/Data-Chapter2/TAB-3-2-2011.htm 3 March 2016 dead 2004 census data Central Bureau of Statistics http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-1-2004.htm 23 February 2016 ar https://web.archive.org/web/20160304152435/http://www.cbssyr.sy/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB02-1-2004.htm 4 March 2016 dead Damascus Governorate291,754,000Rif Dimashq Governorate192,836,000Aleppo (city)202,132,100Aleppo Governorate322,735,900Homs Governorate231,803,000Hama Governorate221,628,000Latakia Governorate171,008,000Idlib Governorate181,501,000Tartus Governorate13797,000Raqqa Governorate8944,000Deir ez-Zor Governorate141,239,000Al-Hasakah Governorate141,512,000Daraa Governorate101,027,000As-Suwayda Governorate6370,000Quneitra Governorate590,000Total25021,377,000 Results The Ba'ath Party-led National Progressive Front won 200 of the 250 seats, while the opposition inside and outside the country boycotted the elections; voter turnout was 57.56%. Two Armenians were elected to the People's Assembly.http://armenianweekly.com/2016/04/16/two-armenians-elected-to-syrias-parliament/ Two Armenians Elected to Syria's Parliament Hairenik Armenian Weekly 17 April 2016 17 April 2016 17 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160417194339/http://armenianweekly.com/2016/04/16/two-armenians-elected-to-syrias-parliament/ live File:People's Assembly of Syria 2016.svg National Progressive Front 8 Ba'ath Party 172 Syrian Social Nationalist Party 7 Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) 3 Socialist Unionist Party 2 Arab Socialist Union Party 2 Syrian Communist Party (Faisal) 1 National Covenant Party 1 NPF-affiliated independents 12 Independents 50 5085444 8834994 IPU Reactions Germany – Martin Schaefer, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry has announced that Germany would not accept the results of the election. He stated that "holding free and fair elections is simply impossible in the current situation, with all the refugees, in a full civil war situation."http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1356536-the-latest-syrian-opposition-in-geneva-lashes-out-at-assad The Latest: Syrian opposition in Geneva lashes out at Assad The Chronicle Herald 15 April 2016 29 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013923/http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1356536-the-latest-syrian-opposition-in-geneva-lashes-out-at-assad live United States – John Kirby, spokesman for the United States Department of State has announced that the United States believes the elections to not be credible, fair or free. He cited the departure of many citizens as a result of the Syrian Civil War.http://www.turkishweekly.net/2016/04/15/news/Syrian-elections-not-credible-or-fair-with-assad-us/ Syrian elections not credible or fair with Assad: US - the Journal of Turkish Weekly 2016-04-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160425054039/http://www.turkishweekly.net/2016/04/15/news/syrian-elections-not-credible-or-fair-with-assad-us/ 25 April 2016 dmy-all References Category:2016 in the Syrian civil war Category:Parliamentary elections in Syria Syria Parliamentary Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results