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The council's rules require it to choose its leader every three months, according to Kodmani.
Ghalioun has served as leader since the group's founding last October to oppose the authoritarian regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Ghalioun is an academic who has been living in exile in France for more than 30 years. A leftist Arab nationalist, he was seen as the person who could bring together the council's various factions, from Islamists and nationalists to liberals and independents.
But some factions including other Syrian exiles objected to the extension, saying the leadership was meant to be a rotating presidency.
"The rule is for a rotation, but there can be exceptions," Kodmani said.
The council is hoping to win recognition abroad as Syria's legitimate authority amid an anti-regime uprising that has seen more than 6,000 people killed since Assad's forces began a brutal crackdown on protesters in March.
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Ghalioun has served as leader since the group's founding last October to oppose the authoritarian regime of President Bashar al-Assad.
Ghalioun is an academic who has been living in exile in France for more than 30 years. A leftist Arab nationalist, he was seen as the person who could bring together the council's various factions, from Islamists and nationalists to liberals and independents.
But some factions including other Syrian exiles objected to the extension, saying the leadership was meant to be a rotating presidency.
"The rule is for a rotation, but there can be exceptions," Kodmani said.
The council is hoping to win recognition abroad as Syria's legitimate authority amid an anti-regime uprising that has seen more than 6,000 people killed since Assad's forces began a brutal crackdown on protesters in March.
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