Turkey – The election of Riad Saif as head of the Syrian National Coalition
Istanbul – Turkey 07-05-2007
Members of the National Coalition for the Revolutionary Forces and the Syrian Opposition, based in Istanbul, elected Riad Saif as the new coalition leader for one year, replacing the current president of the coalition Anas Al-Abda. Saif received 58 votes ahead of his rival Khalid Khoja, who won 41 votes.