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On 10 April 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved from Second Syrian transitional government to Syrian Transitional Government. The result of the discussion was moved.

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Reactions

there's enough reactions to make a part for it 188.133.19.93 (talk) 15:27, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Should we include the vice president?

@HurricaneEdgar: Should we include the vice president (currently vacant) in the infobox? I just want to perform constructive edits to this article based on the consensus. RyanW1995 (talk) 10:51, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think it should be added and noted as vacant since 8 December 2024

- RamiPat (talk) 09:12, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 10 April 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) TarnishedPath^talk 08:03, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Second Syrian transitional government → Syrian Transitional Government – see talk page "Why is this second?". RamiPat (talk) 09:09, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This may be a complicated one but I did my best.

To ensure clarity, I will refer to the government formed on 10 December 2024—referred to on Wikipedia as the "First Syrian transitional government"—as the "December government.".

And the government formed on 29 March 2025—referred to on Wikipedia as the "Second Syrian transitional government"—as the "March government."

It appears that Wikipedia is the only platforms (or one of the few) that refers to the March government as the "Second" transitional government.

Upon reviewing multiple sources, it seems like many described the December government as a "transitional government". However, outlets such as Syria TV ,^[1] CNN,^[2][a] and Euronews,^[3][b] referred to the March government as "Syria’s first government post-Assad" or "Syria's first transitional government".

Additionally, during the swearing-in ceremony of the March government, display screens at the presidential palace in Damascus featured short biographies of the new ministers.^[4] These biographies described those who had previously served in the December government as having held their roles in a "caretaker government" formed after the fall of the Assad regime (like Abu Qasra, al-Shaibani, Khattab, and al-Bashir himself. It said "حكومة تصريف الأعمال" (English: Caretaker government).

I think "Mohammed al-Bashir caretaker government" or "Al-Bashir caretaker government" serves good to clarify its role. I did not suggest "Mohammed al-Bashir Government" because it may cause confusion with his government in the Syrian Salvation Government.

- RamiPat (talk) 09:11, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support I support the renaming of the December government and the March government to Syrian caretaker government and Syrian transitional government, respectively. RyanW1995 (talk) 14:14, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If we change the name we should call the December-March government the ‘Syrian caretaker government’ or something like that. Jobfr (talk) 10:42, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I suggested that in there as well RamiPat (talk) 11:23, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Support moving the disambiguation page to "Syrian transitional government (disambiguation)", this page to "Syrian transitional government" (supporting lowercased t and g), and moving the first Syrian transitional government page to "Syrian caretaker government". It is more organized that way. 🗽Freedoxm🗽(talk · contribs) 19:24, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support renaming the incumbent administration to the Syrian transitional government (removing "second")

But about the December government I would rename it to the Mohammed al-Bashir government to maintain consistency with previous Syrian governments. I also suggest dropping the "caretaker" label as it's superfluous. Tahomaru (talk) 19:20, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

But wouldn't that cause confusion as he also headed a government during the times the Syrian Salvation Government? RamiPat (talk) 16:53, 12 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom (and even if this isn't renamed to Syrian Transitional Government, the current name should be changed anyway because of WP:NOR). Asclepias tuberosa (talk) 20:10, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

1. Called the December government as "Interim Government", which if used on Wikipedia may cause confusion with the Syrian Interim Government.
2. Called the December government as "Interim Government", which if used on Wikipedia may cause confusion with the Syrian Interim Government.

References

1. "تعرّف إلى السير الذاتية لوزراء أول حكومة سورية بعد سقوط نظام الأسد" [Learn about the biographies of ministers in Syria's first government after the fall of the Assad regime]. Syria TV (in Arabic). 30 March 2025.
2. "Syria swears in new transitional government months after Assad's removal". CNN. 30 March 2025.
3. "Syria swears in new transitional government on the eve of Eid-al-Fitr". Euronews. 30 March 2025.
4. "محمد يسر برنية وزير المالية.. معلومات عنه" [Mohammed Yusr Barniyeh, Minister of Finance.. Information about him]. Yanba7 (in Arabic). 29 March 2025. Archived from the original on 5 April 2025.

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Post Closure Move

I would like to request the page move to "Syrian transitional government" (with lowercase "t" and "g") in accordance with MOS:CAPS. I also request that the current disambiguation page be deleted to allow this move. HurricaneEdgar 09:51, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done as described in a brief, informal discussion at WP:RM/TR. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 16:27, 20 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of mass kidnappings of alawites reported by sohr

There is like 7000 people that have dissapeared 193.210.167.74 (talk) 09:01, 8 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]