1998 Syrian parliamentary election explained

Country:Syria
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1994 Syrian parliamentary election
Previous Year:1994
Next Election:2003 Syrian parliamentary election
Next Year:2003
Seats For Election:All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
Majority Seats:126
Image1:Hafez al-Assad official portrait.jpg
Leader1:Hafez al-Assad
Party1:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Alliance1:National Progressive Front (Syria)
Last Election1:135
Seats1:135
Leader2:
Party2:Independents
Last Election2:83
Seats2:83
Speaker
Before Election:Abd al-Qadir Qaddura
Before Party:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
After Election:Abd al-Qadir Qaddura
After Party:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Turnout:82.22%

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria were held between 30 November and 1 December 1998 to elect members of the People's Council of Syria, the unicameral parliament.[1] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 82%.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p226