أعلن وزير المالية السوري محمد يسر برنية، ٧ نيسان الماضي، أن الموازنة السورية حققت ٤٦ مليون دولار فائض السنة الماضية ٢٠٢٥. وفي منشور على منصة لينكدإن قال الوزير إن هذا الفائض هو الأول الذي تحققه سوريا منذ سنة ١٩٩٠. وزارة المالية على صفحتها فيسبوك نشرت موجز أداء الموازنةالعامة للدولة لسنة ٢٠٢٥، إذ بلغ إجمالي الإنفاق العام ٣.٤٤٧ مليار دولار بزيادة ٤٥.٧٪ عن إجمالي إنفاق ٢٠٢٤، ذهب ٤١٪ منها نحو زيادة الرواتب والأجور إضافة لقطاعات الصحة، التعليم والحماية الاجتماعية ونفقات أخرى. وحسب الوزارة بلغ إجمالي إيرادات الموازنة ٣.٤٩٣ مليار دولار بزيادة ١٢٠.٢٪ عن إجمالي إيرادات ٢٠٢٤، نحو ٣٩٪ منها حصة رسوم جمركية مع تحسن الحركة الجمركية وضبط الفساد. وتوقع الوزير برنية أن يرتفع الانفاق العام سنة ٢٠٢٦، إلى ١٠.٥٢٦ مليار دولار نحو ثلاثة أصعاف إنفاق ٢٠٢٥ مع الاهتمام بالإنفاق الاجتماعي والاستثماري، ومرشح لزيادة أكبر سنة ٢٠٢٧ لتمويل المشاريع التنموية، إعادة الإعمار ، وبرامج مكافحة الفقر. في المقابل يقدر الوزير ارتفاع الإيرادات سنة ٢٠٢٦ إلى ٨.٧ مليار دولار ٢٨٪ من...
Political Violence
The Supreme Electoral Commission condemned the assassination of Tartous city candidate for the People's Assembly, Haidar Shahin (Alawite), on October 2nd.
The assassination highlighted the risks faced by candidates from sects that view political engagement with the current regime as betrayal.
Similarly, offices of the Kurdish National Council were raided and burned in areas under SDF control, following the victory of three Kurdish candidates—including one woman—in the Afrin district, amid the usual accusations against PKK-affiliated militants and its youth wing.
Exceptional Circumstances, Imperfect Results
Except for three governorates—two under SDF control and Suwayda—Syria witnessed its first People's Assembly election after sixty years of Assad and Baathist rule. The vote was indirect and unconventional, with cautious international welcome, rejection by the SDF, and official acknowledgment of its imperfections.
The Syrian constitutional declaration issued on March 13, 2025, outlined the formation and duties of the Assembly. The president heads a Supreme Committee that selects the Assembly, with sub-electoral bodies electing two-thirds of its members, while the president appoints the remaining third.
The constitutional framework reflected the country’s exceptional conditions and on-the-ground obstacles—power fragmentation, millions of refugees inside and outside Syria—making direct popular voting impossible. Yet, the country needs a legislative body to pass laws essential for reconstruction and shaping the new political, economic, and social identity.
Electoral bodies voted on October 5th, and results were announced the next day: 119 candidates won seats, while 21 seats remained vacant in Raqqa, Suwayda, and Hasakah (under SDF control). The remaining third (70 members) will be appointed by the president, expected to include women and minorities to correct imbalances, as most winners were “Sunni males,” according to official acknowledgment.
Women and Minorities
One cannot discuss Syrian affairs today without addressing the country’s minorities. Three Kurdish candidates won seats in Afrin, including one woman; three Alawite candidates won in Jableh, Qardaha, and Banias; two Christian and two Ismaili candidates also won, according to unofficial sources, as Decision No. 66 from the Supreme Electoral Commission does not classify winners by sect.
Confirmed reports indicate at least three women from minority groups—Kurdish, Christian, and Ismaili—alongside Sunni women, bringing the total female representation to six, about 5%.
Unprecedented Phenomena
This election saw the candidacy of a Syrian Jewish rabbi, Henry Hamra, for a Damascus seat—marking a first in modern Syrian history—alongside niqab-wearing female candidates.
The elections also revealed a large number of former Assad loyalists among the candidates. The Supreme Electoral Commission urged citizens to submit legal challenges against their candidacy with evidence, affirming its intent to exclude regime loyalists even if elected.
This was also the first election since the Assad-Baath era without vote-buying, enforced party quotas, or candidate posters in the streets.
Most striking was the public’s indifference toward candidates, their platforms, or promises, as security and living conditions overshadow all other concerns in a country where 90% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Doubts and Rejection
The Kurdish-led SDF, which controls northeastern Syria, rejected the elections in a statement, calling them illegitimate. Government officials also expressed disappointment over the low representation of women and minorities, sparking speculation that the president may use his appointment quota (70 names) to address these gaps. Meanwhile, international response remained muted, except for a cautiously welcoming statement from Germany.
Syria News Report
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