Ankara, Sha'ban 10, 1438, May 6, 2017, SPA -- The General Assembly of the Syrian National Coalition of the Opposition and Revolutionary Forces elected today Riyadh Saif as its new head, for a 1-Year term. Saif will be the 6th one to assume the role of leading this broad coalition. Saif managed to defeat the former incumbent Khalid Khoja, in the polls, which have taken place, in Istanbul, as he grabbed 58 votes to 41 for Khoja, out of 99 electorate. -- SPA 23:58 LOCAL TIME 20:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w394378