The Syrian National Bloc (SNB) condemned the ongoing Syrian parliamentary elections as "illegitimate" and "unconstitutional", asserting that the vote lacks freedom, transparency, and credibility, failing to represent the Syrian people's will. 

In its statement, the bloc asserted that it remains on its stance that the upcoming Syrian parliamentary elections are "illegal" and "unconstitutional", as they are being conducted lacking the most basic conditions for a free election.

Paramount among these conditions are the free right to candidacy and genuine popular voting, in addition to transparency and credibility, the bloc stated, noting that these elections fail to represent the collective will of the Syrian people everywhere. The bloc maintained that they constitute a prelude to the country's partition by excluding several Syrian provinces.

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"Today's events do not reflect the Syrian people's aspirations for a state based on law, justice, and citizenship. Instead, they perpetuate a monopoly on power, exclude patriotic forces, and replicate a political system that has lost all moral and constitutional legitimacy in the eyes of its people and the world," the SNB emphasized.

SNB's founding principles

In its statement, the Syrian National Bloc reiterated its founding principles:

1. To build a democratic, pluralistic state that upholds human dignity, fundamental rights, the rule of law, and equal citizenship for all;
2. To uphold popular sovereignty as the source of power, ensured through UN-supervised free and fair elections that meet international standards, allowing all Syrians, at home and abroad, to participate;
3. To achieve justice and accountability, and to reject any cosmetic political process designed to whitewash the current reality or install a new form of dictatorship.

Neutrality a must

The Syrian National Bloc reaffirmed its support for a genuine, Syrian-led political process facilitated by the UN, emphasizing that the process must lead, within a set timeframe, to credible and inclusive governance, a new constitution, and UN-supervised elections within 18 months that include all Syrians, in line with international agreements like UNSC Resolution 2254.

Furthermore, the SNB asserted that any legitimate political process must be preceded by the establishment of a neutral political, security, and legal environment, an essential condition to ensure fair participation and rebuild public trust in political and constitutional institutions.

Concluding its statement, the bloc called upon all national forces to unite behind a serious, comprehensive political path based on international legitimacy to achieve a peaceful transition to a state founded on citizenship, freedom, and dignity, which are clear demands of the Syrian people.