DAMASCUS, (SANA) – In a session chaired by Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash, the People's Assembly discussed on Monday the date for parliamentary elections set to be on May 7,2012 according to Decree No. 113.
The Assembly appealed to the President of the Republic, H.E. Bashar al-Assad, as to consider delaying the elections so that the comprehensive reforms are consolidated, waiting for the outcome of the comprehensive national dialogue and empowering the licensed parties in light of the new parties law.
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