Why Syria’s Legislative Elections Must Be Cancelled - The Syrian Observer

Why Syria’s Legislative Elections Must Be Cancelled - The Syrian Observer

In just a few days, Syria is set to hold what is nominally a legislative 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 becomes less a democratic foundation than a performati…