Member State of the Arab League Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, an Interim Legislative Council is expected to be formed in Syria.

Previously the People's Assembly (Arabic: مَجْلِس الشَّعْب, ALA-LC: Majlis ash-Shaʻb) was the legislature of Syria during the Ba'athist period.

In September 1920, Henri Gouraud, High Commissioner of the Levant, formed a representative council, with two-thirds elected and one-third appointed by the French administration.

[2] In 1925, after the formation of the State of Syria, President Ahmad Nami and High Commissioner Henri Ponsot agreed to hold elections for a constituent assembly to draft a constitution.

The first council met in June 1932 and facilitated a compromise that led to Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid's presidency.

It later boycotted the 2016 elections as the government hadn't upheld its pledges to seek constitutional amendments and pursue political negotiations.

[24] The People's Assembly was dissolved on 29 January 2025 when plans to establish an interim legislative council were announced by the Syrian transitional government.

The 1930 Constitution mandated fair representation for religious minorities in both parliament and top-tier government positions, similar to Lebanon's system.

The Yazidis (around 13,000 people) were entirely excluded from parliamentary representation, as the Syrian state did not recognize their faith, classifying them as Sunni Muslims.