Head of the Syrian Higher Constitutional Court Jihad al-Laham receives a ballot box at the Higher Constitutional Court in Damascus, Syria, on April 29, 2021. The Syrian parliament completed on Thursday voting for candidates for the upcoming presidential elections. A total of 51 people, including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, had submitted applications to the parliament over the past 10 days. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
DAMASCUS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian parliament completed on Thursday voting for candidates for the upcoming presidential elections.
A total of 51 people, including Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, had submitted applications to the parliament over the past 10 days.
Remarkably, seven women submitted applications, marking the first time women in Syria running for the presidential elections.
Candidates qualified to enter the election day need to win 35 votes from the parliament lawmakers.
As the lawmakers completed voting, the ballot box has been handed over to the Higher Constitutional Court to do the counting. The voting result is set to be announced within five days, Jihad al-Laham, head of the Higher Constitutional Court, told reporters.
On April 18, the Syrian parliament announced the Syrian presidential elections will be held in May.
The election day for the Syrians abroad is set on May 20, while for the Syrians interiorly on May 26. Enditem
