Syria

Assad endorses new constitution after 89.4 in favor of referendum

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has endorsed the newly drafted constitution, which has been supported by the majority of the people in the country’s Sunday referendum.

The new constitution took legal effect on Monday after ballot results were announced by Syria’s Interior Minister Mohammad Chaar.

The Syrian government held the referendum on Sunday during which nearly 89.4 percent of the participants voted in favor of the new constitution.

The constitution will now allow political pluralism and will also enact a presidential limit of two seven-year terms. The constitution is part of the reforms promised by Assad.

Damascus has also pledged multi-party parliamentary elections within three months.

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