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Monday, November 30, 1998 Published at 09:21 GMT
World: Middle East
Syrians vote for new parliament
Voting is taking place in Syria to elect a new parliament.
More than seven-thousand candidates are competing for the two-hundred and fifty seats in the People's Assembly.
The elections are expected to be dominated by the National Progressive Front of President Hafez al-Assad.
The NPF, a grouping of several parties led by the Baath Party, has won a majority in the six legislative elections since Mr Assad came to power in 1970.
From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
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