Russian Diplomat Believes Syria Could Hold Early Elections If Gov't, Opposition Agree

Russian Diplomat Believes Syria Could Hold Early Elections If Gov't, Opposition Agree

Syria could hold an early vote if the government and the opposition forces reach agreement on a new constitution and carry out a constitutional reform, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday

ST. PETERSBURG (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd June, 2021) Syria could hold an early vote if the government and the opposition forces reach agreement on a new constitution and carry out a constitutional reform, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday.

"If the Syrian sides reach an agreement ... then elections could be held already in line with the new constitution or the constitutional reform. This can be held ahead of schedule, not in seven years as the current constitutions requires. But this is impossible without an intra-Syrian agreement," Bogdanov told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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