Subhi Hadidi

Ahmad al-Shar'a's speech tonight, which was about 5 minutes translated below, including the original video: -"To the sons of the proud Syrian people, I stand before you today with a heart full of hope and determination, addressing my words to all Syrian men and women, to those living in displacement camps, to the displaced and refugees, to the wounded and injured, to the families of the martyrs and the missing, to the revolutionary activists who have dedicated their lives to the struggle for a free Syria." -"I stand before you today after fifty-four days of our liberation, the liberation of Syria from the shackles of a criminal regime that has oppressed us for decades. Fifty-four days have passed since the end of fifty-four years of the darkest forms of tyrannical rule in the history of Syria and the entire world." -"Syria was liberated thanks to God first, and then thanks to every person who struggled at home and abroad, every person who sacrificed his soul and blood, his home and money, his security and safety." -"Syria was liberated with the martyrs, the detainees, the tortured, the missing, and all their bereaved mothers and grieving families. Because of their sacrifices and the sacrifices of all of you, I stand here today to open together a new chapter in the history of our beloved country." -"This victory was launched from the throats of the demonstrators and the chants of the protesters in the squares and fields. It was launched from the fingers of Hamza al-Khatib and the chants of the demonstrations, and the groans of the detainees and tortured in the basements of Tadmur, Sednaya, and the Palestine Branch. It continued with the sacrifices of the revolutionaries who liberated the land of Syria, despite years of suffering from missiles, barrels, and chemical weapons. They did not bend or break." -"Brothers and sisters, I assumed responsibility for the country yesterday, after intensive consultations with legal experts to ensure the political process proceeds within legal norms and in a way that gives it the necessary legitimacy." -"From here, I address you today in my capacity as President of Syria in this fateful period, asking God to grant us all success in advancing our country and overcoming the challenges we face. This will not happen except through the solidarity of everyone, people and leadership." -"I speak to you today not as a ruler, but as a servant of our wounded homeland, striving with all my strength and will to achieve Syria’s unity and renaissance, all of us bearing in mind that this is a transitional phase, and it is part of a political process that requires the real participation of all Syrian men and women, at home and abroad, to build their future in freedom and dignity, without exclusion or marginalization." -"We will work to form a comprehensive transitional government that expresses the diversity of Syria, its men, women, and youth, and that will undertake the work of building the institutions of the new Syria until we reach the stage of free and fair elections." -"Based on my mandate for my current duties and the decision to dissolve the People’s Assembly, I will announce a preparatory committee to select a small legislative council to fill this void in the transitional phase." -"We will announce in the coming days the preparatory committee for the National Dialogue Conference, which will be a direct platform for deliberations, consultations and listening to various points of view on our upcoming political program." -"After completing these steps, we will announce the constitutional declaration to be the legal reference for the transitional phase." -"In the coming period, we will focus on setting our priorities within the following: 1. Achieving civil peace and pursuing the criminals who shed Syrian blood and committed massacres and crimes against us, whether they hid inside the country or fled abroad, through true transitional justice. 2. Completing the unity of Syrian lands; all of Syria, and imposing its sovereignty under one authority and on one land. 3. Building strong state institutions based on efficiency and justice, free of corruption, favoritism, and bribery. 4. Establishing the foundations of a strong economy that restores Syria’s regional and international standing, provides real, decent job opportunities, improves living conditions, and restores lost basic services." -"O sons of free Syria, building the homeland is our collective responsibility, and this is an invitation to all Syrians to participate in building a new homeland, ruled by justice and consultation" -"Together, we will build the Syria of the future, the Syria of the beacon of knowledge and progress, and the haven of security and stability, the Syria of prosperity, progress and flourishing, the Syria that extends its hand with peace and respect, so that its people may return to a dear, generous, prosperous, safe, and secure homeland, God willing."