Assad Re-election Virtually Assured

Syria is holding the first multi-candidate presidential election in its history.  But, experts see almost no chance that President Bashar al-Assad will lose his bid for a third seven-year term. Syrians in Lebanon and elsewhere have been voting in the presidential election, and Syrians in government-held parts of their country will cast ballots next Tuesday. Most of those voting appear to be supporting President Assad. "We came to practice our normal right of voting. ...

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