Syria's main opposition picks new leader

Published December 10, 2015

Members of the Syrian National Council (SNC) attend the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition forces meeting on July 4, 2013, in Istanbul. Syria's main political opposition have elected Ahmad Assi Jarba to lead the movement which groups opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, spokesman Khaled Saleh said. (AFP/File)

Syria's main political opposition on Saturday elected Ahmad Assi Jarba to lead the movement which groups opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, spokesman Khaled Saleh said.

Jarba, who represents the faction of veteran secular dissident Michel Kilo and who is seen as close to Saudi Arabia, obtained 55 votes in the deeply divided Syrian National Coalition, edging out the group's secretary general Mustafa al-Sabbagh, who obtained 52 votes.

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