Syria’s new parliament opens amid unrest
Newly elected 250-member parliament will meet for first time in Damascus with President al-Assad expected to speak.
Published On 24 May 2012
The newly elected Syrian parliament is set to gather for the first time in Damascus.
Elections were held earlier this month as part of President al-Assad’s response to more than a year of violence and calls for political reform.
The new 250-member body, including 30 women, is the first in which candidates not linked to Assad’s Baath Party were allowed to run for office.
Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan reports.
Source: Al Jazeera