Maria Gabrielyan elected to Syrian parliament
Maria Gabrielyan, an ethnic Armenian from Aleppo, has been elected to the Syrian parliament, Kantsasar reports.
According to the parliamentary election results announced on Thursday, President Bashar Assad’s Baath Party has won a majority of seats, AP reported.
The elections for 250 parliamentary seats were held Monday at 8,151 centers in government-held areas of the country, but the voting was repeated in several districts -- including Aleppo, Latakia, Hama and Daraa -- after election officials said there had been irregularities, including voters casting ballots twice.
Turnout was 38% of the 19.3 million eligible voters, election officials said.