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In just a few days, syria is set to hold what is nominally a legislative syrian-election-process-risks-deepening-division/" class="smart-internal-link" title="⚔️ Kurdish official warns current Syrian election process risks deepening division">election. Yet the signs are unmistakable: this is not a representative process, but a rebranded mechanism of appointment—unfit, unfree, and unworthy of the name. In the absence of a safe environment, amid the collapse of state institutions and the fragmentation of national identity, the notion of free and fair elections/" class="auto-internal-link">elections becomes less a democratic foundation than a performative fiction. What is being prepared is not a transition, but a recycling of loyalty—a repackaging of old regime tools under emerging names. As the date approaches, the true nature of the process is laid bare: baseless legal challenges, mass withdrawals, and questionable appointments.
These are not isolated irregularities—they are symptoms of a deeper malaise. What is needed now is not passive observation, but a principled national stand to halt this charade before it calcifies into accepted reality. Most alarming is the weaponisation of electoral appeals as a tool for political elimination. Verified testimonies reveal that candidates have been disqualified solely on the basis of statements by two witnesses, without any legal evidence. This loophole has been exploited by rival candidates to sideline opponents, as seen in Daraa and Quneitra, where Nasser Hariri was removed from the race without access to his file or the right to appeal.
Even more troubling, candidates were rejected the right to know who filed the complaints against them—exposing a judicial framework incapable of safeguarding basic rights. In Quneitra, marginalisation has evolved from sentiment to collective action. Seven members of the electoral body have resigned in protest, including Dr Khadija Hael Al-Mohammad, Dr Marwa Othman and Bayan Shanwan. their withdrawal was a response to what they described as “the falsification of will” and “the sidelining of revolutionaries. ” In her statement, Dr Khadija wrote: “I refuse to be a prop in a play so poorly written it insults the dignity of Syrians. We are not seekers of office—we are soldiers in a process of change towards a brighter future.
The least we expect is respect for the people’s will and dignity. ” Local sources confirm that most of those who withdrew are prominent figures of the revolution. In Homs, the controversy has taken on a more complex form. Activist Silva Kourieh published a public testimony detailing her submission of six appeals—three of which were supported by strong evidence and accepted, while the remainder lacked sufficient…