Syrians Vote in 'Joke' Elections, Complete With Facebook Ads

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Syrians Vote in 'Joke' Elections, Complete With Facebook Ads
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Thousands of Syrians went to the polls on Tuesday in the country's first presidential elections with more than one candidate. Despite the apparent show of democracy, and two **minal opponents, Syria's current president, Bashar al-Assad, will remain in power

Experts have called (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) these elections a "joke." There was ** voting in the areas of the country controlled by the rebels. And one of Assad's two opponents has all but asked Syrians to vote for the current president.

See also: 8.2 Million People Newly Displaced by Conflict in 2013 (http://mashable.com/2014/05/16/internally-displaced-people-2013/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


"The people in Syria are calling for stability and security, and to fight terrorism. They want military leadership and President Assad is doing well in this," rival candidate Hassan al-**uri said (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10871369/Syria-presidential-elections-rival-candidate-voices-support-for-Assad.html) on the eve of the elections. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/03/syrian-elections-vote/?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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