There's ** Way
Syria's Election Will Be
Fair, Experts Say
As
Syria's bloody civil war grinds on, the country is preparing to hold a
presidential election 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 hasn't yet officially an**unced his candidacy, but
Experts and members of the Syrian opposition alike expect Assad to run — and win.
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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 97.6% of the vote
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