al-Julani declared Syrian president for transitional period

DAMASCUS: Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as al-Julani, was named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported on Wednesday, citing commander Hassan Abdel Ghani.

Julani was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase which will carry out its task until a new constitution is adopted, SANA reported, citing Abdel Ghani.

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The announcements emerged during a meeting in Damascus attended by commanders of armed groups that fought alongside Julani’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham to oust Bashar al-Assad from power.