Syria’s new leader al-Sharaa is saying correct as it would be wrong to rush to elections without the right preparations like a constitution or the return of the Syrian diaspora, former UK envoy to Iraq Sir William Patey says.
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00:00Firstly, what do you make of the new Syrian leader suggesting the country's first election
00:05since Assad's downfall may be in four years' time?
00:10I think that's a reflection of the reality. You have a country that's been completely
00:15destroyed by the Assad regime and it's going to take time to rebuild. I was very struck
00:22by the new leader's words. He's saying all the right things. One of the problems is we
00:32often rush to have elections without having made all the right preparations, having a
00:39decent constitution and preparation for elections, allowing the Syrian diaspora to return and
00:45take part in these elections. So the important thing is to maintain a decent government and
00:50build the institutions.