Al-Assad signs decree postponing election in Syria over coronavirus spread
World
March 14, 2020, 20:07
The election scheduled for April 13 until May 20
MOSCOW, March 14. /TASS/. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has signed a decree postponing the April 13 parliamentary election until May 20, the Syrian leader’s office said on Saturday.
"Implementing measures imposed by the country’s leadership to contain the novel coronavirus [spread], the Syrian president signed a decree postponing the parliamentary election scheduled for April 13 until May 20," the statement says.