section_path: Presidency (2025–present)/Early actions/Syrian Interim Constitution
section_name: Syrian Interim Constitution
paragraph_text: Syrian Interim Constitution
  
  On 29 January 2025, during the Syrian Revolution Victory Conference, Hassan Abdel Ghani, the spokesman for the Military Operations Command, announced the repeal of the 2012 Ba'athist era constitution. After his appointment as president, al-Sharaa, in his first address on 31 January, stated that he would hold a " national dialogue conference " and issue a "constitutional declaration" to serve as a "legal reference" during the political transition. On 2 March, al-Sharaa declared the establishment of a committee tasked with drafting a constitutional declaration to guide the country's transition following the ousting of the Assad regime.
  
  On 13 March, al-Sharaa signed an interim constitution for a transitional period of five years. The Constitution sets a presidential system with the executive power at the hands of the president who appoints the ministers, without the position of prime minister. This constitution enshrines Islamic law as the main derivation of jurisprudence while preserving freedoms of opinion and expression. The People's Assembly has been established to serve as the interim parliament during the five-year transition, overseeing the drafting of a new permanent constitution.