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30 women in Syrian parliament

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President of the Electoral Commission of Syria Khalf al-Gazaui today declared the final results of the May 7 parliamentary elections. According to him, the Syrian elections were held in an "atmosphere of freedom, responsibility, democracy and transparency", reports Interfax, citing the Syrian CAHA Agency.

Al-Gazaui didn't inform which party won and only mentioned that there were representatives of different layers of society and 30 women, and that the elections saw a turnout of 51%.

According to the source, one of the ruling parties, Baas yesterday declared its victory.