Government of Syria

The government of Syria takes place in a presidential system and is, as of 2026, in a provisional period led by a transitional government in most of the country. The seat of the central government is located in Damascus, while the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria governs small exclaves in the north and east regions.

On 7 December 2024, after the successful Syrian rebel offensives resulted in the fall of Damascus and the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad, many former government officials under Assad's government fled to neighboring countries for sanctuary. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the dominant opposition faction, requested Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir of the Syrian Salvation Government to head the Syrian caretaker government. On 29 January 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa of the HTS was appointed President of Syria by the Syrian General Command for the transitional period during the Syrian Revolution Victory Conference in Damascus, after serving as the de facto leader following the fall of the Assad regime.

On 10 March, the Damascus-based government signed an eight-point agreement with the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria on processes for integrating the two governmental systems. As of August 2025, negotiations on integration remained inconclusive.

On 13 March, al-Sharaa signed a Constitutional Declaration of the Syrian Arab Republic for a five-year transitional period, while affirming the protection of the rights of all ethnic and religious groups in Syria Later, on 29 March, the Syrian transitional government was announced by al-Sharaa during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Damascus, replacing the previous Syrian caretaker government established after the fall of the Assad government.