![Omar Sanadiki Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, center left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, left, arrive to a polling station to cast their votes during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/25542ffb064449d693cbf81318b4903e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, center left, and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, left, arrive to a polling station to cast their votes during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
![Omar Sanadiki A Syrian woman casts her vote at a polling station during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1acbf669312a42eea7a5d5a341eaad49/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A Syrian woman casts her vote at a polling station during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
![Omar Sanadiki Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous casts his vote at a polling station during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1a22b94effdd4b9ab1f6468ba9f60be6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous casts his vote at a polling station during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
![Omar Sanadiki A Syrian man casts his vote at a polling station during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6b1f303136a54ec6b52787012227cb08/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A Syrian man casts his vote at a polling station during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
![Uncredited FILE - In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Syrian President Bashar Assad chairs his deletions during the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday, July 15, 2024, that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad.(Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c4dfbb65430e4dd1a274a1650e692ee1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Syrian President Bashar Assad chairs his deletions during the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday, July 15, 2024, that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad.(Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)
![Omar Sanadiki Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, left, with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, speaks to journalists after casting their votes at a polling station during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fa103055b6c345ea8b4af10ab964ee20/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous, left, with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, speaks to journalists after casting their votes at a polling station during the Syrian parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 15, 2024. Syrians were voting for members of a new parliament in an election Monday that was expected to hold few surprises but could pave the way for a constitutional amendment to extend the term of President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)