Ahmed al-Sharaa is Syria’s new president and we are getting hints of what his government might look like.

He has promised a temporary legislative council will pass laws for the time being, and that it will be inclusive of Syria’s various groups and factions.

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The international community is applying pressure to make sure he keeps his promises.

But can al-Sharaa bring his country together?

And will his government be able to improve the lives of the Syrian people, who have been battered by more than a decade of war?

Presenter: Cyril Vanier

Guests:

Danny Al-Baaj – Vice president of the Syrian Forum for Advocacy and Public Relations. He also led the cabinet of Syria’s deputy foreign minister in the late 2000s

Joshua Landis – Director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma

Mohammad Al Abdallah – Executive director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre