Editing Elections in Syria (section)

== Early independence ==
During the [[Mandate of Syria|French Mandate]] and after [[Syrian independence|independence]], the parliamentary elections in Syria have been held under a system similar to the Lebanese one, with fixed representation for every religious community, including [[Druze in Syria|Druze]], [[Alawite]]s and [[Christianity in Syria|Christians]]. In 1949 the system was modified, giving women the right to vote.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Shora |first=Nawar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NBrrAM10x74C&dq |title=The Arab-American Handbook: A Guide to the Arab, Arab-American & Muslim Worlds |date=2009 |publisher=Cune Press |isbn=978-1-885942-47-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>Albert H. Hourani, Minorities in the Arab World, London, Oxford University Press, 1947 {{ISBN|0-404-16402-1}}</ref><ref>Claude Palazzoli, La Syrie - Le rêve et la rupture, Paris, Le Sycomore, 1977 {{ISBN|2-86262-002-5}}</ref><ref>[[Nikolaos van Dam]], The Struggle For Power in Syria: Politics and Society Under Asad and the Ba'th Party, London, Croom Helm, 1979 {{ISBN|1-86064-024-9}}</ref>