Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
Jun 4, 2014, Syria News Massive demonstrations across Syria celebrating Dr. Bashar Hafez al-Assad’s presidential victory Damascus, SANA, Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Mohammad Jihad al-Laham announced Wednesday that Dr. Bashar Hafez al-Assad won the post of the Syrian Arab Republic’s President for a new constitutional term, having the majority …
Read More »Syrians cast their votes to choose their next leader [VIDEO]
Jun 3, 2014, Press TV Syrians cast their votes in the country’s presidential election to choose their next leader. The poll was held in areas controlled by government forces amid tight security and it was extended for five hours due to reported high turnout.The winner of the vote will …
Read More »MASSIVE TURNOUT FOR SYRIAN ELECTION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4, 2014 5 p.m. CONTACT: R. Sterling / 925.478.8343 / rsterling1@gmail.com P. Larudee / 510.236.5338 in Syria +963 959376094 larudee@pacbell.net MASSIVE TURNOUT FOR SYRIAN ELECTION The Syria Solidarity Movement applauds the Syrian people for their widespead participation in the first competitive election since the new Constitution approved in …
Read More »Syrians Celebrate First Pluralistic Presidential Election
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, …
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Read More »Syria presidential vote underway despite militancy
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 …
Read More »The Real Farce: Media Distortions on the Syrian Elections
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 …
Read More »Strong support for Assad on polling day in Syria
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 …
Read More »Dispatches from the Election Observation Team in Syria: June 3: Election day
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 …
Read More »Syrians vote in presidential election
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 …
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