Constitution of Syria - 2012 Constitution

2012 Constitution

During the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising, a new constitution was put to a referendum. Amongst other changes,

• it abolished the old article 8 which entrenched the power of the Ba'ath party. The new article 8 reads: "The political system is based on the principle of political pluralism, and rule is only obtained and exercised democratically through voting.";
• in a new article 88, it introduced presidential elections and limited the term of office for the president to seven years with a maximum of one re-election.

The referendum resulted in the adoption of the new constitution, which came into force on 27 February 2012.