Syria holds first elections since Assad's ouster, marking a cautious step in political transition
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Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa waves as he enters a polling station where electoral college members are voting in a parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Syrian election officials count ballots shortly after polling stations closed at Latakia's Governor building, in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)A Syrian election official shows a ballot paper during the counting of ballots, shortly after polling stations closed at Latakia's Governor building, in the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Electoral college members collect their ballots for a parliamentary election at a polling station in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)Officials count the votes of electoral college members in a parliamentary election at a polling station in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa waves as he enters a polling station where electoral college members are voting in a parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)