Al-Assad signs decree postponing election in Syria over coronavirus spread

Al-Assad signs decree postponing election in Syria over coronavirus spread
# 14 March 2020 21:56 (UTC +04:00)

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, APA reports citing TASS.

"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.

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