The rehabilitation of Syria’s ex-jihadist president
Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa is due to hold the country's first elections since the fall of the Assad regime. How will they shape Syria's future?
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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'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
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