Chief Syrian Opposition Coalition negotiator Hadi al-Bahra (L) awaits his turn to address dozens of protestors gathered to mark the third anniversary of the Syrian revolution in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, in Washington, March 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's Western-backed opposition, the National Coalition, elected Hadi al-Bahra, chief negotiator at the Geneva peace talks, as its new president on Wednesday after a three-day meeting in Istanbul.
The United States and other key powers have designated the National Coalition as the main body representing the opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but it has little power inside Syria where disparate militant groups outside its control hold ground.
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