The Syrian Constitution and Parliament: the government of Syria
The Syrian government is guided by the Constitution, which protects cultural diversity, citizen’s liberties, and the independence of the judiciary and parliamentary system, as well as principles of checks and balances.
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Syria had its most recent Parliament elections on April 13, 2016
President Bashar al-Assad gave a speech before the first meeting of the newly elected Parliament on June 6th. Behind him, in the photo, is the newly elected head of Parliament, Hadiya Abbas, a woman.
The Syrian people set an unprecedented voter turnout for the 2016 elections, sending a clear message to America that the more pressure Syria gets regarding taking down their elected government, the more the Syrian people show their commitment to their sovereignty and to their independence.
Added to the enormous voter turnout, there was also an unprecedented number of candidates. The candidates represented all sectors of Syrian society, assorted religions, various political parties, and a diversity of social groups. There was also a great number of female candidates.
The newly elected Parliament represents the full spectrum of the Syrian people and it is they who will be making new laws and changing old laws and deciding on important issues for the future of Syria.
Like the Parliament, Bashar al-Assad was also elected by the people. The presidential election of June, 2014 also had an enormous voter turnout and Bashar al-Assad won the election by a large majority:
A group of international observers, including a panel of Americans, reported that the election was a valid and democratic election (see the video at the bottom of this page for the UN announcement of the validity of the election).
If the Syrian people did not believe in their system of government, with its system of checks and balances via the Parliament, Judicial branch and Presidency, they would have had a low voter turnout for both the Presidential election and the Parliament elections. Or they would have boycotted the elections, as many mid-eastern countries do when the people are unhappy with the system. Or, the elections would have been met with anger. Yet none of this occurred.
Instead, the elections had immense voter turnouts and the Syrian people displayed enormous patriotism and support for their chosen candidates.
There were massive numbers of Assad rallies in every city throughout Syria. People hung Syrian flags and posters of Assad on their homes, their businesses, and on the windows of their cars. There was widespread involvement and patriotism throughout the election process.
In his speech at the opening day of Parliament, President al-Assad noted that the Parliament elections were not ordinary. Not only because the level of participation was unprecedented, but that this Parliament is different from previous ones because the voters "fully recognize the state of affairs in Syria and the value of personal sacrifice".
Assad stated: “Your Parliament this time includes the injured who sacrificed a piece of their body. Your Parliament this time is the mother or father whose children sacrificed their lives in order for Syria to exist. Your Parliament is the doctor who kept the admirable character of his profession and considered the people, their economic conditions and living conditions, and treated them for free. Your Parliament is the artist who carried a gun and defended his land and honor.”
President Assad also said: “It is no longer secret that the essence of the political process for international countries supporting terrorism has been aimed at undermining the presence of any concept of a Syrian homeland.”
Assad also mentioned the Syrian Constitution, and the international community’s refusal to acknowledge that the Constitution exists and that the Syrian Constitution is 100% based on principles of freedom and equality.
Assad said: "The Syrian Constitution protects cultural diversity, citizen’s liberties, and the independence of the judiciary and parliamentary system, as well as principles of checks and balances."
“… The [western] scheme is for terrorism to come and fully take over, but be given the title “moderate”. The scheme was to undermine our Constitution, and consequently create absolute chaos."
"… The imperialist states put themselves as protectors of those groups, and their interference in the affairs of the homeland then became justified …"
"… Most Syrian provinces, villages, and towns have suffered, and still suffer from terrorism, and we resist it, but Erdogan’s regime has always focused on Aleppo because for him it’s the only hope for his Muslim Brotherhood project ... [but] Aleppo’s people refused to be a pawn or a tool in the hand of strangers, and they resisted and persevered and they remain in Aleppo. They defend it and defend the homeland.”
President Assad also mentioned that the Saudis openly declared their support for these terrorist groups more than once, and that Turkey openly sends terrorists across the borders into Syria, all while the Americans turn a blind eye. He added: “They weren’t content with the terrorism of explosives and shells; they also backed it with economic terrorism through sanctions against Syria and through pressuring the Syrian Pound with the goal of economic collapse and bringing the Syrian people to their knees.”
President Assad said the economy will be one of the priorities for the new Parliament and government. The issue of the Syrian Pound is also linked to terrorism because the various terrorist ("opposition") groups constantly attack infrastructure and economic facilities. The "opposition" groups destroy electrical and water plants, hospitals, cut off roads between cities, and they destroy Syria’s capitals.
Assad thanked medical professionals, who had recently created makeshift hospitals inside caves; one makeshift hospital was opened in a chicken farm, and one in a civilian home. Assad said: “We’ve tried to outfit these makeshift hospitals as best as we can with modern technology and with full medical teams.”
Assad then addressed the Armed Forces, saying that no words could possibly do them justice. He said the Armed Forces are the sole reason why Syria continues to exist. He saluted them, and then he gave a salute to their families.
To the new Parliament he said: “These heroes gave their lives in defense of the land and the people, and of the country. We must preserve the Constitution, and remain devoted to justice and equal opportunities. These heroes gave their lives to restore the homeland whole and intact. Live up to their sacrifices, be as the people hope you to be. Your mission isn’t just a duty entrusted to you by the voters; it is also a duty entrusted to you by those who died, and the wounded, and the bereaved mothers, and all those who offered their blood, money, intellect, and position to protect their homeland. It is a great and serious duty, so let us all bear it together and live up to it.”
The Syrian people set an unprecedented voter turnout for the 2016 elections, sending a clear message to America that the more pressure Syria gets regarding taking down their elected government, the more the Syrian people show their commitment to their sovereignty and to their independence.
Added to the enormous voter turnout, there was also an unprecedented number of candidates. The candidates represented all sectors of Syrian society, assorted religions, various political parties, and a diversity of social groups. There was also a great number of female candidates.
The newly elected Parliament represents the full spectrum of the Syrian people and it is they who will be making new laws and changing old laws and deciding on important issues for the future of Syria.
Like the Parliament, Bashar al-Assad was also elected by the people. The presidential election of June, 2014 also had an enormous voter turnout and Bashar al-Assad won the election by a large majority:
A group of international observers, including a panel of Americans, reported that the election was a valid and democratic election (see the video at the bottom of this page for the UN announcement of the validity of the election).
If the Syrian people did not believe in their system of government, with its system of checks and balances via the Parliament, Judicial branch and Presidency, they would have had a low voter turnout for both the Presidential election and the Parliament elections. Or they would have boycotted the elections, as many mid-eastern countries do when the people are unhappy with the system. Or, the elections would have been met with anger. Yet none of this occurred.
Instead, the elections had immense voter turnouts and the Syrian people displayed enormous patriotism and support for their chosen candidates.
There were massive numbers of Assad rallies in every city throughout Syria. People hung Syrian flags and posters of Assad on their homes, their businesses, and on the windows of their cars. There was widespread involvement and patriotism throughout the election process.
In his speech at the opening day of Parliament, President al-Assad noted that the Parliament elections were not ordinary. Not only because the level of participation was unprecedented, but that this Parliament is different from previous ones because the voters "fully recognize the state of affairs in Syria and the value of personal sacrifice".
Assad stated: “Your Parliament this time includes the injured who sacrificed a piece of their body. Your Parliament this time is the mother or father whose children sacrificed their lives in order for Syria to exist. Your Parliament is the doctor who kept the admirable character of his profession and considered the people, their economic conditions and living conditions, and treated them for free. Your Parliament is the artist who carried a gun and defended his land and honor.”
President Assad also said: “It is no longer secret that the essence of the political process for international countries supporting terrorism has been aimed at undermining the presence of any concept of a Syrian homeland.”
Assad also mentioned the Syrian Constitution, and the international community’s refusal to acknowledge that the Constitution exists and that the Syrian Constitution is 100% based on principles of freedom and equality.
Assad said: "The Syrian Constitution protects cultural diversity, citizen’s liberties, and the independence of the judiciary and parliamentary system, as well as principles of checks and balances."
“… The [western] scheme is for terrorism to come and fully take over, but be given the title “moderate”. The scheme was to undermine our Constitution, and consequently create absolute chaos."
"… The imperialist states put themselves as protectors of those groups, and their interference in the affairs of the homeland then became justified …"
"… Most Syrian provinces, villages, and towns have suffered, and still suffer from terrorism, and we resist it, but Erdogan’s regime has always focused on Aleppo because for him it’s the only hope for his Muslim Brotherhood project ... [but] Aleppo’s people refused to be a pawn or a tool in the hand of strangers, and they resisted and persevered and they remain in Aleppo. They defend it and defend the homeland.”
President Assad also mentioned that the Saudis openly declared their support for these terrorist groups more than once, and that Turkey openly sends terrorists across the borders into Syria, all while the Americans turn a blind eye. He added: “They weren’t content with the terrorism of explosives and shells; they also backed it with economic terrorism through sanctions against Syria and through pressuring the Syrian Pound with the goal of economic collapse and bringing the Syrian people to their knees.”
President Assad said the economy will be one of the priorities for the new Parliament and government. The issue of the Syrian Pound is also linked to terrorism because the various terrorist ("opposition") groups constantly attack infrastructure and economic facilities. The "opposition" groups destroy electrical and water plants, hospitals, cut off roads between cities, and they destroy Syria’s capitals.
Assad thanked medical professionals, who had recently created makeshift hospitals inside caves; one makeshift hospital was opened in a chicken farm, and one in a civilian home. Assad said: “We’ve tried to outfit these makeshift hospitals as best as we can with modern technology and with full medical teams.”
Assad then addressed the Armed Forces, saying that no words could possibly do them justice. He said the Armed Forces are the sole reason why Syria continues to exist. He saluted them, and then he gave a salute to their families.
To the new Parliament he said: “These heroes gave their lives in defense of the land and the people, and of the country. We must preserve the Constitution, and remain devoted to justice and equal opportunities. These heroes gave their lives to restore the homeland whole and intact. Live up to their sacrifices, be as the people hope you to be. Your mission isn’t just a duty entrusted to you by the voters; it is also a duty entrusted to you by those who died, and the wounded, and the bereaved mothers, and all those who offered their blood, money, intellect, and position to protect their homeland. It is a great and serious duty, so let us all bear it together and live up to it.”
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The election monitors declare that Assad's victory is Legitimate, that the win expresses the Syrian people's will.