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Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad’s fall, in photos

Byline: Hussein Malla

October 05 2025 02:22 AM

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — A Syrian election official burns red wax to stamp a ballot box ahead of the parliamentary elections at Latakia's Governor ballot station, in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Original Publication Date: October 5, 2025 2:22AM

Publication Updated: October 5, 2025 3:36PM

Syria is holding its first parliamentary election since autocratic former President Bashar Assad was ousted in December. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — Syrian electoral college members line up to cast their ballots in a parliamentary election at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — A Syrian policeman stands guard at Latakia’s Governor building where the voting for a parliamentary election will take place, in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — A Syrian election official shows a ballot paper during the counting of ballots, shortly after polling stations closed at Latakia’s Governor building, in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — Electoral college members collect their ballots for a parliamentary election at a polling station in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — A Syrian electoral college member casts his vote during the parliamentary elections at Latakia’s Governor ballot station, in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa waves as he enters a polling station where electoral college members are voting in a parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — A Syrian electoral college member casts his vote during a parliamentary election at Latakia’s Governor ballot station in Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — Syrian electoral college members line up to cast their ballots in a parliamentary election at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — Syrian election officials count ballots shortly after polling stations closed at Latakia’s Governor building, in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — A Syrian electoral college member, right, casts his vote during the parliamentary elections at Latakia’s Governor ballot station, in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — A Syrian woman passes in front of posters showing Syrian-American Jew Henry Hamra, a candidate for the Syrian Parliamentary elections, in the Jewish neighborhood of old Damascus, Syria Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians vote in the first parliamentary election since Assad's fall, in photos | iNFOnews.ca — A man waits for customers at a stall beside war-damaged buildings ahead of a parliamentary election set to take place Sunday, in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

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