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Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country headed to polling stations early Wednesday to vote in a presidential election set to give President Bashar Assad a fourth seven-year term.
The vote is the second presidential election since the country s conflict began 10 years ago and has been dismissed as a sham by the opposition and Western countries. Two other candidates are running for the country s top post, which has been held by members of the Assad family for five decades.
They are little known figures, Abdullah Salloum Abdullah and Mahmoud Ahmad Marie. But competition with Assad is largely seen as symbolic.
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Syrians in government-held areas or the war torn country are headed to polling stations to vote in presidential elections set to give President Bashar Assad a fourth seven-year term
Syria s polling stations opened for Presidential poll
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. (Xinhua/SANA) (syq). Image Source: IANS News
Damascus, May 26 : Syria s polling stations opened on Wednesday across government-held areas in a Presidential election which is expected to give incumbent Bashar al-Assad a fourth term in office.
Syrian television showed long of queues of people at polling stations, which opened at 7:00 am (local time), DPA reported. We are proud to come and take part in this election as it is our national duty, a woman told Syrian television in Aleppo, the second largest city in Syria.
The broadcaster showed people dancing and waving Syrian flags as well as pictures of al-Assad infront polling stations in various areas in Damascus and Sweida, in south-western Syria.
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country headed to polling stations early Wednesday to vote in a presidential election guaranteed to give President Bashar Assad a fourth seven-year term.