The Syrian Government has increased by a third the retail price of gas oil, or mazout, only a year after it reduced it, a decision that reflects the need for the authorities to lower consumption as they battle shortages and a growing budget deficit.

Syria’s inflation rate reached 30.7 percent in March on an annual basis, according to official statistics, more than double its rate of only two months earlier.

The table below lists the full list of the members of parliament elected during the legislative elections that took place on May 7, 2012.