Syria's newly appointed President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday he would form an inclusive transitional government that would represent different communities, build institutions and lead the country until it holds free and fair elections.
Sharaa addressed the nation in his first speech since being appointed interim president on Wednesday by armed factions that toppled former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in last year's offensive.
The armed group that led the offensive, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has since established an interim government that has welcomed a number of senior Western and Arab diplomatic delegations, who have expressed a willingness to help stabilize the country after 13 years of civil war.
Sharaa said in his speech that he would form a small legislative body to fill the parliamentary gap until new elections are held, after the Syrian parliament was dissolved on Wednesday. He said he would also announce in the coming days the formation of a committee that would prepare to hold a national dialogue conference that would be a platform for Syrians to discuss the nation's future political program.
This would be followed by a "constitutional declaration," he said, in an apparent reference to the process of drafting a new Syrian constitution.
Sharaa has previously said that the process of drafting a new constitution and holding elections could take up to four years./ Voice of America (A2 Televizion)
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