Al-Assad announced postponement of People's Assembly elections

The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announced on Thursday that the legislative elections in the country will be postponed to next July 19th due to the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the Corona virus in the country.

Al-Assad announced postponement of People's Assembly elections
7 May, 2020   11:46
NEWS DESK

The Syrian Republic Presidency said on Twitter that the country's legislative elections were postponed to July 19th.

It said, "As part of the country's precautionary measures to tackle the Corona virus, the President Bashar al-Assad issued the decree No. 121 of 2020, postponing the elections for the members of the People's Assembly of the third legislative session specified by decree No. 86 of 2020 on May 20, 2020 to Sunday, July 19, 2020."