The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president
Syria will soon hold its first elections since Assad fell. Will they be democratic?
The Global Story · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
After getting the red-carpet treatment at the UN in New York last week, the former al-Qaeda fighter who now leads Syria is about to hold an election. But is Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, really about to transition the country into democracy? Or does he have other plans?
The BBC's senior international correspondent Orla Guerin joins us from Damascus, where she’s been speaking to Syrians about the country’s future. Producers: Cat Farnsworth and Valerio Esposito Executive producer: James Shield Mix: Travis Evans Senior News Editor: China Collins Image: Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa. Khalil Ashawi / Reuters