First woman ever applies to run for president of Syria
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FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, a Syrian election official waits for voters at a polling station with posters of President Bashar Assad during the parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria. On Sunday, April 18, 2021, Syrias parliament speaker announced that presidential elections in the war-ravaged country will be held May 26. The election is widely expected to give Assad a fourth seven-year term. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
BEIRUT – A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for president of Syria, the parliament speaker said Tuesday, making her the first female to make a bid for the country s top job. The largely symbolic election is certain to be won by President Bashar Assad.
1st woman applies to run for Syria s presidential elections
April 20, 2021
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FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, a Syrian election official waits for voters at a polling station with posters of President Bashar Assad during the parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria. On Sunday, April 18, 2021, Syria’s parliament speaker announced that presidential elections in the war-ravaged country will be held May 26. The election is widely expected to give Assad a fourth seven-year term.Hassan Ammar/AP
BEIRUT (AP) A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for Syria’s presidential elections, the parliament speaker said Tuesday, becoming the first female to make a bid for the country s top job in a largely symbolic vote certain to be won by President Bashar Assad.
For the first time, a woman applies to be president of Syria
In this April 13, 2016 photo, a Syrian election official waits for voters at a polling station with posters of President Bashar Assad during the parliamentary election in Damascus, Syria.
(Hassan Ammar / Associated Press)
BEIRUT
A woman from the capital of Damascus has applied to run for president of Syria, the parliament speaker said Tuesday, making her the first woman to make a bid for the country’s top job. The largely symbolic election is certain to be won by President Bashar Assad.
The presidential election, the second since the country’s civil war broke out 10 years ago, is to be held May 26. Syrians abroad will vote May 20.
FIRST WOMAN APPLIES TO RUN IN SYRIA S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Protesters wave flags and portraits of President Bashar Assad, as they march during a demonstration to show solidarity with the Syrian armed forces, at Omayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 16, 2018 A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run in Syria s presidential election, becoming the first female to make a bid for the country s top job in a largely symbolic vote certain to be won by President Bashar Assad. The presidential election, the second since the country s civil war broke out 10 years ago, is to be held on May 26.
By SARAH EL DEEB | Associated Press | Published: April 20, 2021 BEIRUT A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for president of Syria, the parliament speaker said Tuesday, making her the first female to make a bid for the country s top job. The largely symbolic election is certain to be won by President Bashar Assad. The presidential election, the second since the country’s civil war broke out 10 years ago, is to be held May 26. Syrians abroad will vote on May 20. Speaker Hammoud Sabbagh said Faten Ali Nahar, a 50-year-old Damascus resident, has nominated herself for the post. Little is known about her. The parliament speaker provided her age, place of birth and her mother’s name in the announcement. There were no reports on who she is on social media.