Al-Sharaa signs a constitutional declaration for a five-year transition: strong presidential powers, Islamic jurisprudence as a principal source of legislation, commitments to judicial independence and rights protections, and a transitional legislature. Kurdish-led authorities and other critics call the concentration of power excessive.
Why it mattersThe transition's legal architecture — and the document whose silence on decentralisation and Kurdish status became the core obstacle in the integration talks that followed.
Confidence: HighSources: Reuters · Official government statements · Middle East Institute — Syria programmeMethodologyCorrections