Two unknown candidates are running for the presidential election in Syria.
Tuesday 20/04/2021
President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (L) in the Syrian capital Damascus, January 7, 2020. (AFP)
DAMASCUS - New Russian-Iranian cooperation to secure significant oil and wheat supplies for Syria, in addition to other basic items, in the areas controlled by the regime are meant to bolster Bashar al-Assad ahead of the next presidential election now scheduled for next month.
Syrian opposition sources say that Russian warships have offered protection to Iranian ships bringing supplies to government-controlled areas in an attempt by Moscow to bolster Assad’s standing before the election, especially in the light of mounting concerns that the population would heed the calls for a voting boycott.