There's ** Way Syria's Election Will Be Fair, Experts Say

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There's ** Way Syria's Election Will Be Fair, Experts Say
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As Syria's bloody civil war grinds on, the country is preparing to hold a presidential election (http://mashable.com/2014/04/21/syria-presidential-elections-june/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) in just six weeks.

But in a nation where an Assad has ruled since 1971, the question is obvious: How fair will this election be?

President Bashar al-Assad (http://mashable.com/category/bashar-al-assad/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) hasn't yet officially an**unced his candidacy, but experts and members of the Syrian opposition alike expect Assad to run — and win.

See also: Syrian Electronic Army: If U.S. Attacks 'We Will Target All of It' (http://mashable.com/2013/08/30/syrian-electronic-army-interview/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


Assad took ****** in 2000 after the death of his father Hafez al-Assad, who ruled the country for almost 30 years — 99.7% of voters voted for him. After his first term, in the 2007 election, he received (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6700021.stm) 97.6% of the vote Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/syria-election-fair/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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