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The constitutional declaration

March 2025Key eventDamascus

PoliticalDamascus and state transition

Al-Sharaa signs a constitutional declaration for a five-year transition: strong presidential powers, Islamic jurisprudence as a principal source of legislation, commitments to judicial independence and rights protections, and a transitional legislature. Kurdish-led authorities and other critics call the concentration of power excessive.

Why it mattersThe transition's legal architecture — and the document whose silence on decentralisation and Kurdish status became the core obstacle in the integration talks that followed.

Confidence: HighSources: Reuters ↗ · Official government statements · Middle East Institute — Syria programme ↗Methodology Corrections

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