▁R .   ruf us . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : S car ab ae idae ▁Category : Art icles ▁created ▁by ▁Q bug bot <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁first ▁Northern ▁Sy ria ▁regional ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Local ▁coun c ils ▁for ▁the ▁J az ira ▁Region , ▁Eu phr ates ▁Region ▁and ▁Afr in ▁Region ▁were ▁elected ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁sub ordinate ▁cant ons , ▁areas ▁and ▁districts ▁of ▁the ▁regions ▁of ▁Ro java . ▁This ▁followed ▁the ▁commun al ▁elections ▁that ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Democratic ▁Council , ▁the ▁region ' s ▁highest ▁gover ning ▁body , ▁initially ▁scheduled ▁for ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁but ▁was ▁later ▁post pon ed . ▁ ▁Pre par ations ▁The ▁election ▁was ▁chief ly ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁High ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁( ; ▁; ▁) ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Federation ▁of ▁Northern ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 3 0 ▁parties ▁and ▁entities ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 6 0 0 ▁candidates ▁competed ▁for ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁coun c ils ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁D F NS ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁region ' s ▁sub ordinate ▁cant ons , ▁areas ▁and ▁districts . ▁There ▁were ▁ 3 0 4 8 ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁J az ira ▁Region ▁with ▁ 1 0 2 ▁candidates ▁rejected ▁by