Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
May 30, 2014, Press TV
Syrians continue to hold support rallies on an almost daily basis on the eve of the country’s first multi-candidate presidential election.
In the western city of Idlib, students took to the streets and voiced their support for incumbent President Bashar al-Assad on Friday.
The demonstrators rejected any foreign intervention in their country’s internal affairs and stressed that only Syrians have the right to decide for their future.
The June 3 presidential election is to be held despite a surge in terror attacks by foreign-backed militant groups.
Assad is competing with two opposition candidates. Authorities say some 16 million Syrians are eligible to vote.
On Wednesday, Syrian citizens living abroad began voting at the Syrian embassies in a number of countries, including Iran.
Syrian expatriates in Lebanon have voted in the Syrian embassies ahead of the June 3 presidential election.
Lebanon is hosting the biggest number of Syrian refugees in the region.
Syrians living in Yemen have also headed to the polling stations to elect their next president.
Syrians living in Yemen also went to the polls to choose their next president. Many Syrian expatriates hope that the election would help end the bloody conflict in their country.
According to Syrian media, some countries including France, Germany, Belgium, and the United Arab Emirates have prevented Syrians from casting their ballots.
Syria has dismissed Western and opposition accusations that its presidential vote lacks credibility, saying that it is planning a free and transparent election.
