Syrian presidential elections: Three candidates, one face
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A picture taken on May 18, 2014 in the capital Damascus shows an election campaign poster bearing a portrait of President #Bashar_al-Assad. (Photo: AFP - Louai Beshara) A picture taken on May 18, 2014 in the capital Damascus shows an election campaign poster bearing a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP - Louai Beshara)
Tomorrow – after more than half a century – Syrians will go to the polls to cast a vote for the presidency. Allegedly, they will be able to choose freely between three candidates, including the current president, Bashar al-Assad. While there is little doubt that Assad will win, how has the election process been conducted and how have the challenging candidates tried to sway #voters? (...)
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