Syrian authorities have postponed the first session of the new transitional parliament, which had previously been scheduled for Monday, AFP reported, citing Syrian state television.

"The holding of the first session of the People's Assembly has been postponed to a date to be determined later," the statement said.

The reasons for the postponement were not specified.

After the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Syria’s new authorities dissolved the previous parliament, which critics had called a rubber-stamp body, and adopted a temporary constitutional declaration designed for a five-year transitional period.

In October last year, the formation of a new parliament began. This process was criticized by opponents of the authorities as undemocratic.

According to the approved scheme, local committees formed by an electoral commission appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa select two-thirds of the 210 lawmakers, while the remaining third is appointed by the head of state himself.

This week, Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed 70 members of parliament.

At the same time, representatives of the predominantly Druze province of As-Suwayda in southern Syria have still not been determined. This is due to sectarian clashes that occurred in the region last year.

Earlier, electoral authorities said that the procedure for selecting deputies from As-Suwayda would be carried out when "appropriate conditions are in place" for this.