Al-Sharaa’s words a ‘reflection of reality’

AlArabiya English

Syria’s new leader al-Sharaa is saying correct as it would be wrong to rush to elections without the right preparations like a constitution or the return of the Syrian diaspora, former UK envoy to Iraq Sir William Patey says.  #Syria

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00:00Firstly, what do you make of the new Syrian leader suggesting the country's first election

00:05since Assad's downfall may be in four years' time?

00:10I think that's a reflection of the reality. You have a country that's been completely

00:15destroyed by the Assad regime and it's going to take time to rebuild. I was very struck

00:22by the new leader's words. He's saying all the right things. One of the problems is we

00:32often rush to have elections without having made all the right preparations, having a

00:39decent constitution and preparation for elections, allowing the Syrian diaspora to return and

00:45take part in these elections. So the important thing is to maintain a decent government and

00:50build the institutions.

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