SDC calls for amendments to Syria’s constitutional declaration – Rudaw Media Network
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The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) on Monday called for “fundamental amendments” to Syria’s recently adopted constitutional declaration, stressing that it falls short of meeting the aspirations of the Syrian people in all its constituents.
The SDC serves as the political wing of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
In an interview with Rudaw’s Nalin Hassan, the SDC’s deputy co-chairman Afram Ishak stated that “while the constitutional declaration is an important interim step, it does not meet the expectations and hopes pinned on it to be a truly democratic constitution for all Syrians.”
Syria’s interim President, Ahmed al-Sharaa, signed a 53-article constitutional declaration on Thursday. The declaration centers on Islamic jurisprudence, mandates that the country’s president must be Muslim, and sets a five-year transitional period. It also maintains Syria’s official name as the Syrian “Arab” Republic.
