Government of Syria

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Government of the Syrian Arab Republic
حكومة سوريا
Coat of arms of Syria
Overview
Established17 April 1946; 78 years ago (1946-04-17)
StateSyria
Leader President (Bashar al-Assad) and Prime Minister (Hussein Arnous)
Main organCouncil of Ministers
Ministries30
Responsible toPeople's Assembly of Syria
Annual budgetLS 13.3 trillion (2022)
HeadquartersDamascus
Websitewww.gov.sy Edit this at Wikidata

Government of the Syrian Arab Republic is the union government created by the

Executive power is exercised by the government. Syria has a legislative council with 250 members.[2] The country has been in a civil war since 2011 against various domestic and foreign forces that oppose both the Syrian government and each other, in varying combinations.[3][4] The seat of the government is located in Damascus, Syria
.

Administration

The

Council of Ministers (cabinet). The constitution requires the president to be a Muslim.[5]

Main office-holders
Office Name Party Since
President
 Bashar al-Assad
Ba'ath Party
 17 July 2000
Prime Minister
 Hussein Arnous
Ba'ath Party
 11 June 2020

Council of Ministers

Main article: Council of Ministers (Syria)

A Council of Ministers, or cabinet, which currently consists of 30 members, perform the day-to-day administrative functions of government.[6][7]

Legislative branch

Main article: People's Assembly of Syria

People's Assembly of Syria is

constituencies. The new Syrian constitution of 2012 introduced multi-party system without guaranteed leadership of any political party.[8]

Judicial branch

Main article: Judiciary of Syria

Syria's

Islamic jurisprudence is a main source of legislation and Syria's judicial system has elements of Ottoman, French, and Islamic laws. Syria has three levels of courts: courts of first instance, courts of appeals, and the constitutional court, the highest tribunal. Religious courts handle questions of personal and family law.[9]

International organization participation

Main article: Foreign relations of Syria

Syria is a member of the

World Tourism Organization
.

Syria's diplomats last sat on the

UN Security Council
(as a non-permanent member) in December 2003.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Constitutional Law – Syrian Law Journal". Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ISBN 9781438132389
    .
  3. ^ "Syria's war explained from the beginning". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 will be a defining year for Syria". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Constitution of Syria". Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Syrian PM-designate starts consultations to form new cabinet – People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  7. ^ Manar (3 July 2016). "President al-Assad issues Decree No. 203 on forming the new Syrian government". Syrian Arab News Agency. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ^ "SANA Syrian News Agency – Constitution of the Syrian Arab Republic Approved in Popular Referendum on February 27, 2012, Article 8". Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Syria (05/07)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

External links

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