• Syrian Presidential Election starting: al-Assad probably taking Putin's advice on how to win
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[QUOTE]Polls for the Syrian presidential election opened Tuesday against the backdrop of a bloody and protracted civil war. The outcome is hardly in doubt: [B]President Bashar al-Assad is almost guaranteed to emerge victorious[/B] in a vote that opposition groups and many Western countries say has been be rigged from the start. [B]Syria isn't renowned for holding free and fair elections.[/B] [/QUOTE] [QUOTE][B]When al-Assad came to power 14 years ago, he ran unopposed, securing more than 99% of votes, according to state media.[/B] Seven years later, he won again with a similarly mountainous share of the vote. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria with an iron fist for 29 years before he died in 2000.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/03/world/meast/syria-election/?hpt=hp_t3[/url]
Imagine if Assad legitimately lost and stepped down
[QUOTE=smurfy;44987815]Imagine if Assad legitimately lost and stepped down[/QUOTE] Country being controlled by Talibans.
"Voting will only happen in the places we control" Its already over, not to mention the millions of Syrians who fled for their lives wont get to vote either.
[QUOTE=Midas22;44987848]"Voting will only happen in the places we control" Its already over, not to mention the millions of Syrians who fled for their lives wont get to vote either.[/QUOTE] MSNBC reported on air that some refugees are casting ballots from embassies outside of Syria cannot confirm this, though
[QUOTE=Milkdairy;44987859]MSNBC reported on air that some refugees are casting ballots from embassies outside of Syria cannot confirm this, though[/QUOTE] As if their vote matters, Assad will win even if he gets 0 votes.
"Election"
Assad wins with 110% of the vote.
"But he's such a good guy!"
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