Syrian Arab Republic

Population Statistics

17,064,854

Total Population

2,559,728

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

10 July 2009

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic (2012)

Updated: June 2015

Article 57 states:

Members of the People’s Assembly shall be elected by the public, secret, direct and equal vote in accordance with the provisions of the Election Law.

 

Article 59 states:

Voters shall be the citizens who have completed eighteen years of age and met the conditions stipulated in the Election Law.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic (2012)