Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said it could take up to four years for the country to hold its first elections after the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
In his first comments on a possible timeline for key phases of the country’s political transition, Sharaa said “any valid elections will require a comprehensive population census”.
Drafting a new constitution could also take up to three years, said Sharaa, who formerly used the nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, in an interview with Saudi Arabian broadcasters al-Arabiya and al-Hadath on Sunday.
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