Question follow-through · 47913
Syria: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to ensure that free and fair elections are held in Syria.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 24 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 8 May 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to ensure that free and fair elections are held in Syria.
28 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 May 2025
Answer published
We welcomed the formation of the Syrian Government last month and the commitment of interim President al-Sharaa to hold free and fair elections. We are working closely with the Syrian Government, the UN and international partners to support an inclusive t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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