No clapping or cheering as Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa gives the inaugural speech at the Syrian People’s Assembly — a clear departure from the roaring ovations Assad would enj

No clapping or cheering as Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa gives the inaugural speech at the Syrian People’s Assembly — a clear departure from the roaring ovations Assad would enjoy there. The body by design has no real power to hold the president/executive accountable, has chiefly legislative role.