Academics: General Elections Draft Law Provides Free, Honest, Transparent Elections

Academic personalities on Thursday stressed that the general elections draft law paves the way for democratic practices through open lists, respects the will of the individual and constitutes an important step on the way to change, development and reform.

In a statement to SANA, Dr. Mohammed Wasel, law professor at Damascus University, said the criteria and procedures of the implementation of this draft law includes that the local councils and the People’s Assembly elections must be free, honest and transparent.

For his part, Head of the National Initiative for Syrian Kurds Omar Ausi said the draft law provides for a new contemporary elections law and serves the efforts of his Initiative to integrate the Syrian Kurds into the political national life in Syria.

He pointed out that the draft law allows those who have been granted the Syrian citizenship according to the decree No. 49 to vote and run the local councils and the People’s Assembly which is a positive point.

Other academics said the draft law completes the pack of decrees and legislations issued in the framework of the reform program.