It is the first time Ahmed al-Sharaa has commented on a possible electoral timetable since Bashar al-Assad was ousted this month.

Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday told al-Arabiya TV that elections could take four years, noted the importance of ties with Iran and Russia, and called for the US to lift sanctions. In a wide-ranging interview three weeks after his Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebels ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad from power after a lightning offensive,

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says elections in the country could take up to four years, citing a need to rewrite the constitution.

Holding new elections in Syria could take up to four years, rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has said in a broadcast interview. This is the first time he has given a timeline for possible elections in Syria since his group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led a rebel offensive that ousted former President Bashar al-Assad.

Shara, who led the rebel offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad, offered little clarity on what the electoral process might look like.