Politicians affirm that the scheduled "elections" for the People's Council in Syria are illegitimate.

The transitional government in Syria is seeking to consolidate its authority and dominance in the country thru rapid and hasty steps taken unilaterally, including the planned "elections" for the so-called "People's Council," which Syrians are wary of due to the appointment of 70 out of 210 members by the transitional government head, Ahmad al-Shara, and the imposition of conditions that are subject to interpretation by this authority, confirming its lack of transparency.

In this context, politicians in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria commented on these "elections" and clarified their stance on them. Dr. Hussein Al-Azzam, a member of the Relations Office in the Syrian Democratic Council, described the planned elections as illegitimate, pointing out that elections should represent all segments of the Syrian people in an atmosphere of democracy and free competition among candidates with actual participation.
Al-Azzam emphasized that if the elections are conducted in this manner, they will not recognize them because North and East Syria, with its administration, parties, blocs, and political and social organizations, are not represented in them.
Al-Azzam said that the elections the government intends to hold "have nothing to do with democracy as long as they represent only one party." He added, "It is rumored that a portion of the deputies will be appointed without election, which is undemocratic and does not represent the Syrian spectrum." Elections must be fair and democratic, announcing candidates and electoral lists. And they confirmed their rejection of this type of election.
Al-Azzam pointed out that elections that do not include northern and eastern Syria will make the elected People's Assembly unrepresentative of the true voice of the people, but rather a "mouthpiece for the Damascus authority," and formally far removed from the true demands of the Syrians.
Dr. Hussein Al-Azzam, a member of the Relations Office in the Syrian Democratic Council, confirmed that the transitional government did not bring anything new different from the fallen regime; rather, it is a replica of its mentality in serving its personal interests.

For her part, the representative of the Syriac Women's Union in Syria, Ilham Matli, pointed out that the transitional government is working in a terrible manner to exclude women, while at the same time, women are represented in North and East Syria by more than 50% in leading administrative work.
Ilham pointed out that she did not see any representation of Syria, known for its cultural, religious, and sectarian diversity, in the new transitional government. She believed that the People's Council elections, which the transitional government is talking about, do not carry any form of democracy or representation of the people in Syria, especially since one-third of the members will be appointed by the head of the transitional government.
She affirmed that the inadequate representation of women is condemnable and confirms this government's distance from democracy and the representation of the Syrian people and women.

While the member of the Executive Body of the Syriac Union Party, Ephrem Issac, saw that what is called the electoral process for the "People's Council" is one of the most important processes that should be democratic and participatory with the participation of all Syrian regions; because it is considered the true voice of the people, the planned elections will not include the participation of the people of North and East Syria and Sweida.
Emphasizing that continuing this approach makes the electoral process unrepresentative of the Syrian people, he said: "In this way, these elections will be completely undemocratic because they lack free participation and the right to run." He clarified that when there are ballot boxes and free candidacy representing all components and segments of Syria without excluding any party, then a People's Assembly can be formed democratically.
Isaac added: "As a fundamental Syriac and Christian component, we see that the representation rate is low and weak because the people could not represent themselves correctly, and we do not know the election mechanism—whether it will be thru closed circles or a process broader than closed circles."

While a member of the political bureau of the Democratic Leftist Party, Imran Al-Sayed, described the People's Council elections that the Damascus government will hold as "appointments," considering them not elections since they represent only one party without paying any attention to the Syrian components.
He said, "The head of the authority gave himself the right to appoint one-third of the members and the other third thru committees," and therefore he saw that these elections are not legitimate because they do not represent the various nationalities and cultures of Syria and the will of its components.

For his part, the head of the Liberal Party in Syria, Farhad Tillo, confirmed that the People's Council elections conducted by the transitional government authorities are illegitimate because they do not represent the components of northern and eastern Syria, especially the Kurds, but rather represent the armed and jihadist factions in those areas.
Tilo pointed out at the end of his speech that the transitional government, thru these elections, is trying to deceive the Syrian people in all its components; because it is far from democracy and does not represent the Syrian people in all its segments, and it is trying to legitimize the factions under its authority.