Syria's higher constitutional court on Monday selected two obscure figures to appear on ballots standing against President Bashar al-Assad in a May 26 election which the West rejects as a farce that will hurt diplomatic efforts to end the civil war.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes in an election that will extend his rule over a country ruined by war but which opponents and the West say was marked by fraud.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes in an election that will extend his rule over a country ruined by war but
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wins election claiming 95.1 per cent of votes
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wins a fourth term in office with 95.1 per cent of the votes in an election critics say was marked by fraud. 28 May 2021
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won a fourth term in office with 95.1 per cent of the votes in an election critics have said was marked by fraud.
Mr Assad s government said the election on Wednesday showed Syria was functioning normally despite the decade-old civil war, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people and driven 11 million people â about half the population â from their homes.