The Democratic People's Assembly of the Northern and Eastern Region of Syria adopted the new Social Contract, consisting of 4 main headings and 134 articles, on 12 December.

Gabrîêl Şamûn, deputy co-chair of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria, spoke to ANHA about the steps to be taken after the adoption of the Social Contract.

Gabrîêl Şamûn said: "In the second stage, the Supreme Electoral Commission will be established. The Commission will carry out work for the elections to be held in the Northern and Eastern Syrian regions and all seven cantons declared in the Social Contract. The elections will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Social Contract. The new institutions of the Autonomous Administration, as well as their names, will be determined.

Autonomous Administration laws will be reviewed and amended according to the news Social Contract. This will also include the formation of some committees."

Şamûn said: "We will start to form committees so that we could begin working in the next few days. Citizens in Northern and Eastern Syria will see all these changes and the whole process will be done under the supervision of the Democratic People's Assembly."