CAIRO: Holding elections in Syria might take as much as 4 years, Syria’s de facto chief Ahmed al-Sharaa stated in remarks to be broadcast on Sunday (Dec 29), the primary time he has commented on a attainable electoral timetable since Bashar al-Assad was ousted this month.
Drafting a brand new structure might take as much as three years, Sharaa stated in written excerpts from the interview with the Saudi state-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya, on account of be transmitted afterward Sunday. He additionally stated it might take a couple of yr for Syrians to see drastic modifications.
The remark from Sharaa, who leads the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that ousted Assad on Dec 8, comes as the brand new authorities in Damascus has been in search of to reassure its neighbours that it has moved away from its roots in Islamist militancy.
