{"id":106034,"date":"2025-03-14T04:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T04:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/syria-has-a-constitutional-declaration-new-page-in-history-of-the-country\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T04:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T04:23:45","slug":"syria-has-a-constitutional-declaration-new-page-in-history-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/syria-has-a-constitutional-declaration-new-page-in-history-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Syria has a constitutional declaration, &#8220;new page in history&#8221; of the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\" https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/13\/0\/0\/3598\/2018\/556\/0\/75\/0\/1785bbb_ftp-import-images-1-4jvvtivjo5km-2025-03-13t121651z-1152345327-rc2ccda5f972-rtrmadp-3-syria-security-constitution.JPG 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/13\/0\/0\/3598\/2018\/600\/0\/75\/0\/1785bbb_ftp-import-images-1-4jvvtivjo5km-2025-03-13t121651z-1152345327-rc2ccda5f972-rtrmadp-3-syria-security-constitution.JPG 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/13\/0\/0\/3598\/2018\/664\/0\/75\/0\/1785bbb_ftp-import-images-1-4jvvtivjo5km-2025-03-13t121651z-1152345327-rc2ccda5f972-rtrmadp-3-syria-security-constitution.JPG 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/13\/0\/0\/3598\/2018\/700\/0\/75\/0\/1785bbb_ftp-import-images-1-4jvvtivjo5km-2025-03-13t121651z-1152345327-rc2ccda5f972-rtrmadp-3-syria-security-constitution.JPG 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/13\/0\/0\/3598\/2018\/800\/0\/75\/0\/1785bbb_ftp-import-images-1-4jvvtivjo5km-2025-03-13t121651z-1152345327-rc2ccda5f972-rtrmadp-3-syria-security-constitution.JPG 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"Ahmed Al-Charaa, pr\u00e9sident par int\u00e9rim syrien, signe une d\u00e9claration constitutionnelle, \u00e0 Damas, le 13\u00a0mars 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source><\/picture> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/13\/0\/0\/3598\/2018\/664\/0\/75\/0\/1785bbb_ftp-import-images-1-4jvvtivjo5km-2025-03-13t121651z-1152345327-rc2ccda5f972-rtrmadp-3-syria-security-constitution.JPG\" alt=\"Ahmed al-Charaa, Syrian interim president, signed a constitutional declaration, in Damascus, March 13, 2025.\"\/> <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Ahmed al-Charaa, Syrian interim president, signed a constitutional declaration, in Damascus, March 13, 2025.  <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Syrian President \/ Via Reuters<\/span>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The acting president of Syria, Ahmed al-Charaa, praised a Thursday March 13 <em>&#8220;New page in history&#8221; <\/em>of his country after the signing of a constitutional declaration. Established for a five -year transitional period, the text notably guarantees freedom of expression and women&#8217;s rights.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">    Near East: the point on the situation <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3413393\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/live\/2025\/03\/13\/en-direct-syrie-le-pouvoir-adopte-une-declaration-constitutionnelle-qui-garantit-un-large-eventail-de-droits-et-de-libertes_6577102_3210.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \"><em>&#8220;This is a new page in the history of Syria, where we replace injustice with justice<\/em> (\u2026) <em>and suffering by mercy &#8220;<\/em>said Ahmed al-Charaa, who overthrew, at the head of a rebellious coalition dominated by Islamists, Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, after more than thirteen years of civil war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The new authorities abolished the Constitution and dissolved the Parliament, which was a chamber of execution of the decisions of the power under Bashar al-Assad. Ahmed al-Charaa, appointed acting president in January, said that it would take four to five years to organize elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">Announced at a press conference at the presidential palace, in Damascus, the constitutional declaration, however, aroused criticism from the Kurdish autonomous administration in the northeast of the country. For the important Kurdish minority, the text <em>&#8220;Contrad the reality of Syria and its diversity&#8221;<\/em>. He <em>&#8220;Does not reflect the spirit of the Syrian people and its different components, from Kurds to Arabs, passing by Syriacs, Assyrians and other national Syrian components&#8221;<\/em>estimated the Kurdish administration.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    In Syria, a historic agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish forces <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3413667\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/article\/2025\/03\/11\/en-syrie-un-accord-historique-entre-damas-et-les-forces-kurdes_6578805_3210.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The announcement of the constitutional declaration comes shortly after massacres committed in western Syria, the worst violence since the coming to power of the new authorities.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;Separation of powers&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The new constitutional declaration <em>&#8220;Criminalizes the glorification of the Old Regime of Assad and its symbols<\/em>said the presidency. <em>Deny, rent, justify or minimize their crimes are crimes punishable by law. \u00bb\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The declaration <em>&#8220;Protect&#8221;<\/em> also the <em>&#8220;Freedom of belief&#8221;<\/em> And establishes a strict separation of powers, in a country where the Assad clan has reigned without sharing for more than half a century. <em>&#8220;We have deliberately opted for strict separation&#8221;<\/em>said a member of the editorial committee, Abdel Hamid al-Awak, stressing that the Syrians had suffered in the past <em>&#8220;The encroachment of the President of the Republic on the rest of the powers&#8221;<\/em>. Abdel Hamid al-Awak said that a superior electoral commission would be formed to supervise the elections of Parliament.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Syria: After bloody clashes, the first major challenge of President Ahmed al-Charaa <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3413483\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/article\/2025\/03\/10\/tueries-en-syrie-ahmed-al-charaa-confronte-au-premier-grand-defi-de-sa-presidence_6577881_3210.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">According to the constitutional declaration, it is up to the acting president of <em>&#8220;Name the third party&#8221;<\/em> members of the future assembly, <em>&#8220;Only responsible for the legislative process&#8221;<\/em>. The constitutional declaration gives the president only one exceptional power, that of declaring the state of emergency. Islamic case law remains <em>&#8220;The main source&#8221;<\/em> of the legislation and Islam the religion of the president, as before.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;Rights and freedoms&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The declaration guarantees <em>&#8220;A wide range of rights and freedoms, including freedom of opinion, expression, press&#8221;<\/em>while guaranteeing women <em>&#8220;Their social, economic and political rights&#8221;<\/em>according to Abdel Hamid al-Awak.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inread  js-services-inread\">\n<p> <span>Newsletter<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the front page&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Each morning, browse most of the news of the day with the last titles of the &#8220;world&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Register<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">It also provides for the formation of a <em>&#8220;Transitional justice committee&#8221;<\/em>aimed in particular to do justice to <em>&#8220;Victims and survivors&#8221;<\/em> dictatorship. She underlines on another plan <em>&#8220;Independence&#8221;<\/em> of justice and prohibit <em>&#8220;The establishment of exceptional courts&#8221;<\/em> of which the Syrians have seriously suffered in the past. She finally mentions <em>&#8220;The need to form a committee to write a final constitution&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The United Nations Special Envoy (UN) for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said <em>&#8220;Hopefully the declaration <\/em>[constitutionnelle]<em>  may constitute a solid legal framework for a truly credible and inclusive political transition \u201d<\/em>adding that <em>&#8220;Its correct implementation will be essential&#8221;<\/em>according to a UN spokesperson on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The UN organization is ready to work alongside Syria to <em>&#8220;An inclusive political transition which guarantees that we are making accounts, which promotes national reconciliation and which lays the foundations for a lasting recovery <\/em>[du pays]<em> \u00bb\u00bb<\/em>said the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">See also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Syria: the mass graves of Bashar al-Assad, witnesses of the horror bureaucracy <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3412022\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/video\/2025\/03\/13\/enquete-les-charniers-de-bachar-al-assad-temoins-de-la-bureaucratie-de-l-horreur-en-syrie_6580308_3210.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">  <span class=\"author__name\">The world with AFP<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">                      Reuse this content   <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\">Tm-En-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmed al-Charaa, Syrian interim president, signed a constitutional declaration, in Damascus, March 13, 2025. Syrian President \/ Via Reuters The acting president of Syria, Ahmed al-Charaa, praised a Thursday March 13 &#8220;New page in history&#8221; of his country after the signing of a constitutional declaration. 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