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1998 Syrian parliamentary election

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All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria 126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	82.22%
First party Second party   IND Leader Hafez al-Assad Independent politicians Party Ba'ath Party Independents Alliance NPF Last election 135 83 Seats won 135 83
Speaker before election Abd al-Qadir Qaddura Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Abd al-Qadir Qaddura Ba'ath Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Syria were held between 30 November and 1 December 1998 to elect members of the People's Council of Syria, the unicameral parliament. The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 82%.

Results

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p226

• 1998 elections in Asia
• 1998 in Syria
• Parliamentary elections in Syria