Syrian National Coalition elects new leader
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Monday,theNational Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SNC) said via WhatsApp media room, that Salem al-Muslat won the presidency of the SNC, succeeding Nasr al-Hariri in elections that took place at the SNC headquarters in Istanbul.
The National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces was established in 2012. Its period of residency is one year and it can be extended to another year through elections.
The coalition indicated that al-Muslat, who is from Hasakah city, “received 71 votes.”
Al-Muslat identifies himself as the sheikh of the al-Jabour tribe in Syria and Iraq, and a member of the SNC’s political body in a number of sessions.
“His presence as the head of the coalition can bring Turkey and the Saudi Arabia closer in one of the dispute issues between them, as Saudi Arabia can use the tribal character to bring back the Arabic presence at least in this stage,” observers believe.
The elections included the positions of deputy head of the SNC, which Abd al-Ahad Istefo won by 57 votes, and Ruba Haboush by 64 votes, whereas the secretary general position went to Haitham Rahma by 68 votes, according to the coalition’s statement.
Moreover, members of the political committee were elected, on top of them, Ahmad Tama, Ahmad al-Said Yusef, Badr Jamous, Riad al-Hasan, Salwa Aktaw, Salim al-Khatib, Abd al-Majeed Barakat, Zuhair Muhammad, Farouq Tayfour, Bahjat Atasi, Muhammad Slo, Yahya Maktabi, Monzer Sras, Hadi al-Bahra and Muhammad Qadah.