The Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria (
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: رئيس مجلس الشعب السوري rayiys majlis alshaeb alsuwrii) represents the
People's Assembly, Syria's
legislature
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, signs documents and speaks on its behalf.
Throughout its history, the Speaker has been responsible for representing the Assembly. As of 2017, 30 different people have served as speakers.
Election
A People's Assembly is elected every fourth calendar year. The first meeting of a newly elected People's Assembly is responsible for electing its Speaker.
Powers
The People's Assembly should meet at least three times a year, the Speaker has the power to convene an extraordinary meeting of the Assembly. The guards of the People's Assembly are under the authority of the Speaker.
Presidential elections
60 days before the term of the
President
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expires, the Speaker calls for new elections.
All presidential candidates have to be approved personally by the Speaker.
If only one candidate is acceptable, the Speaker is supposed to postpone the elections.
The election result is to be announced when the results have been counted.
List of officeholders
See also
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President of Syria
The president of Syria, officially the president of the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic: رئيس سوريا) is the head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic. They are vested with sweeping powers that may be delegated, at their sole discretion, to ...
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List of presidents of Syria
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Vice President of Syria
The Vice President of Syria ( ar, نائب رئيس سوريا) is a political position in Syria. The Constitution states that in the case of the president's temporary disablement, the vice president may become acting president. Multiple people ...
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Prime Minister of Syria
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List of prime ministers of Syria
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Syria)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين) is a cabinet ministry of Syria, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
History
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References
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