Syria is expected to hold its first parliamentary election under the new administration in September, the head of the electoral commission told state news agency SANA, writes Reuters.

Voting for the 210-member People`s Assembly is scheduled to take place between September 15 and 20, said Mohamed Taha, who is overseeing the electoral process. President Ahmed al-Sharaa has received a draft electoral law that amends a previous decree and raises the number of seats from 150 to 210. A third of the seats will be appointed by the president.

The government has pledged broad representation and said it will allow foreign observers to monitor electoral committees overseeing the vote.

Officials said areas outside government control, including Kurdish-held regions in northern Syria and the Druze-majority province of Sweida, would continue to have seats allocated based on population.