{"id":2384758,"date":"2024-12-30T14:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-rebel-leader-says-elections-and-new-constitution-may-take-years\/"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:58:04","slug":"syrian-rebel-leader-says-elections-and-new-constitution-may-take-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrian-rebel-leader-says-elections-and-new-constitution-may-take-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian rebel leader says elections and new constitution may take years"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsyrian-rebel-leader-says-elections-and-new-constitution-may-take-years%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The leader of Syria&#8217;s rebel government has stated that the process of holding elections and drafting\u200d a new constitution\u200c may take several years. This remark underscores\u200b the ongoing complexities and challenges faced by the country&#8217;s political landscape amidst its ongoing conflict. The rebel\u2062 leader&#8217;s comments highlight the need for a\u2064 resolution that can pave the way towards a democratic framework\u200b in Syria,though\u2062 the timeline for achieving these <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">goals remains uncertain<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Syrian rebel leader says elections and new constitution may take years<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1908001\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The leader of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Syria&rsquo;s rebel government<\/a> said that producing a new constitution and holding elections for public office may take years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Drafting a new constitution or making amendments will take experts a long time, maybe two or three years. God knows,&rdquo; Ahmad al-Sharaa, leader of the terrorist group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3270148\/syrian-rebel-government-hit-by-first-challenge-to-power-as-14-soldiers-are-killed-by-pro-assad-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham<\/a>, told Saudi Arabian outlet<em> Al Arabiya<\/em> in a Sunday interview.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Syria&rsquo;s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead of his meeting with Walid Ellafi, Libyan minister of state for communication and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-state-department-nominee-is-a-defender-of-china-propaganda-program\/\" title=\"Biden State Department Nominee Is a Defender of China Propaganda Program\">political affairs<\/a>, on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo\/Mosa&rsquo;ab Elshamy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham took control of the country at the beginning of December, overthrowing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bashar-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Bashar Assad<\/a> in a devastating campaign that easily marched through the country and into Damascus.<\/p>\n<p>Assad escaped to Moscow with his family through the last-minute assistance of Russian President Vladimir Putin. <\/p>\n<p>Now, the United Nations has put pressure on Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham to make good on its promises to remake Syria into a modern nation that respects human rights for all ethnic and religious groups.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a lot of hope that we can now see the beginning of a new Syria,&rdquo; U.N. special envoy Geir Pedersen said last week. &ldquo;A new Syria that &hellip; will adopt a new constitution &hellip; and that we will have free and fair elections when that time comes, after a transitional period.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sharaa has promised to dissolve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-moves-to-take-taxpayer-money-from-iran-nuclear-deal-and-give-to-military-dogs\/\" title=\"Cruz Moves to Take Taxpayer Money from Iran Nuclear Deal and Give to Military Dogs\">terrorist militia<\/a> and transition power from military officers to political bureaucrats. But this process, he now warns, could take years. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are now in the re-foundation of the country and not just managing the country [&hellip;] There is a lot of destruction in the country because of a regime that ruled for more than 50 years,&rdquo; Sharaa said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The opportunity that was given to us today doesn&rsquo;t present itself every four or five years,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;The constitution must regulate society so that the previous experience does not repeat itself and Syria heads to the same direction it was in for the past 60 years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether or not the nation will be governed under an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/islam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Islamist ideology<\/a> remains the most pressing concern among minority communities.<\/p>\n<p>Assad, while widely seen as an oppressive dictator and accused of using chemical weapons against his own people, was championed as a protector of Shiite Muslim sects, Christian communities, and other religious groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1908001\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1908001\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syrian rebel leader warns elections, new constitution may take years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2384759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24363459979222.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6571,47614,47612,47613,47611],"class_list":["post-2384758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elections","tag-middleeastpolitics","tag-newconstitution","tag-politicalunrest","tag-syrianrebels"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24363459979222.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384758"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384762,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384758\/revisions\/2384762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}