Democratic People's Council: Constitutional Declaration dose not meet the aspirations of Syrian people

Amid the political transformations taking place in Syria, and months after the end of Assad's decades-long rule, the Syrian people's aspirations for a democratic, pluralistic, and decentralized state that guarantees the rights of all its components without discrimination or exclusion have grown. However, the "Constitutional Declaration" issued by the Damascus authorities reproduces the mentality of a nation-state and a single identity, ignoring the aspirations of the Syrian people.

The Democratic People's Council in Raqqa Canton issued an official statement today affirming its rejection of the Constitutional Declaration issued by the Damascus authorities. It explained that "it does not represent the aspirations of Syrians to build a democratic, pluralistic Syria that respects the rights of all its components," in the presence of members of the People's Council.

The statement was read in front of the People's Council building in Raqqa Canton, by the co-chair of the People's Council in the Raqqa, Kadim Al-Aidan, and said: "Several months after the announcement of the end of Assad's rule in Syria, which perched on the chests of Syrians for fifty years of injustice and tyranny, the aspirations and ambitions of the Syrian people have begun to increase day by day towards a Syrian-Syrian dialogue that leads to the construction of a decentralized pluralistic democratic state, in which all components, religions and spectrums of the Syrian people participate without exclusion."

The statement noted: "However, we were surprised by the constitutional declaration announced by the new administration in Syria, which was drafted overnight. Through its provisions, it enshrined the mentality of a nation-state and a single identity, without any consideration for the components of the Syrian people or the role of women, who have suffered for decades from marginalization, exclusion, and lack of participation in decision-making."

In the statement, the People's Council rejected the constitutional declaration, stressing that it does not fulfill the aspirations of the Syrian people to build a pluralistic, democratic, and decentralized state. Rather, it reproduces the same exclusionary and chauvinistic mentality that has governed the country for decades.

The statement emphasized that Syria today needs solidarity among all its people and active participation in building a democratic future that embraces everyone without exclusion or marginalization. 

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ANHA