Syrian Constitutional Committee
The Syrian Constitutional Committee is a United Nations-facilitated constituent assembly process that seeks to reconcile the Syrian Government headed by President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian opposition, in the context of the Syrian peace process, by amending the current or adopting a new Constitution of Syria. The UN hopes that this would lead to negotiations which would subsequently lead to a peaceful end of the Syrian Civil War, which had been raging for more than eight years by the time of the committee's formation. The Constitutional Committee was formed with the formal approval of both parties involved—namely the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the opposition Syrian Negotiations Commission, with the facilitation of the United Nations.
Syrian Constitutional Committee اللجنة الدستورية السورية | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | September 23, 2019 |
| Leadership | |
Co-Chair (Government) | Ahmad Kuzbari |
Co-Chair (Opposition) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 150 |
Political groups | |
| Committees | Small body |
Length of term | No term length |
| Elections | |
| Nomination by the three parties | |
Last election | 23 September 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
| United Nations Office at Geneva | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Part of a series on the Syrian civil war |
| Syrian peace process |
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It is described by UN Secretary-General António Guterres as part of a "Syrian-owned and Syrian-led" peace process. The decisions it takes are not binding under Syrian law and the committee relies on the good faith of both parties for their implementation. The committee is also not bound by any deadlines or timetables.