A parliament session in Syria's capital Damascus. (Photo: SANA/VNA)

The legislature, which will serve for a five-year transitional period, will comprise 210 lawmakers—140 designated by local committees supervised by the electoral commission and 70 directly nominated by interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa.

In late August, the government announced that the election would be delayed in the Druze-majority province of Sweida — the site of deadly clashes in July — and in the Kurdish-held regions of Raqa and Hasakeh, due to the security and political situation.

According to the constitutional declaration adopted in March, the transitional parliament will have a renewable mandate of 30 months. It will exercise its role until a permanent constitution is adopted and new elections are held.