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Jun 3, 2014, NSNBC Polling stations in Syria opened Tuesday at 7:00 am, with voters turning out in large numbers throughout the country, to participate in Syria’s first pluralistic presidential elections based on the new Constitution of Syria, which was adopted by an overwhelming majority of Syrians on February 27, …

Jun 3, 2014, Al Jadeed

Jun 3, 2014, Press TV The rebels have already been voting, early and often…with hot steel ballots. Shelling has continued on the outside of the city all day, mostly the morning wake-up call kind to remind people that they are still there, and then again at twilight…commonly done in past …

Jun 3, 2014, Counter Punch US Secretary of State Kerry has pronounced the Syrian election to be a “farce”.   As if on cue,   National Public Radio, Associated Press, ABC  and other western media have presented stories which support that claim.   A closer look reveals the media has been exaggerating, distorting …

Jun 3, 2014, Times of India On Tuesday morning, a 40-year-old woman called Ferial Mustafa whose son was tortured to death by militants in Syria cast her vote for President Bashar Al Assad at a polling booth in Gundanieh, on the outskirts of Damascus. She stood proudly beside Assad’s photograph …

On election day, teams of observers were sent to Sweida, Homs, Tartous, Latakia and of course Damascus.  In many cases, they were split into smaller teams at these sites, and also met with teams from other countries, including Uganda, Russia, North Korea and others. A team of parliamentarians from several …

June 3, 2014, al Akhbar Syrians lined up outside polling centers around Syria on Tuesday to cast their ballots in a presidential election that Syria’s current President Bashar al-Assad is expected to win. The first multi-candidate presidential election in Syria in more than 40 years is taking place after three …

Jun 2, 2014, Global Research With security heightened throughout Syria, the country is preparing for Tuesday’s elections.  The country has largely been pacified following the retreat of terrorist opposition forces from Homs in early May.  At this juncture, the crucial issue for Syria is whether a covert intelligence operation is …

May 30, 2014, Brenda Heard, Dissident Voice On 28 May 2014, expatriated Syrian nationals in numerous countries flocked to Syrian embassies to begin the voting process in a presidential election.  With all its potential flaws, perhaps even inherent flaws, this quintessential element of democracy is still the most effective means …

Jun 3, 2014, Strategic Culture Foundation Lebanon’s Hariri-led March 14 Alliance is supported by all the undemocratic Arab petro-sheikhdoms, including the Saudi regime. In twisted terms, the March 14 Alliance has consistently been promoted by the US and French governments as a beleaguered coalition of democrats struggling to save Lebanon …