Presidential elections will be held in Syria on June 03,2014which will be the first multi-candidate election in the
country's history.
Voting for refugees in certain foreign countries has already begun, while the Syrian Opposition is expected to boycott the election
The New Constitution, adopted following the Syrian constitutional Referendum,2012, has changed the nature of the Presidential election from a referendum to a multi-candidate electoral ballot. As a result this election marks the first time that candidates can challenge the incumbent President
A total of 24 candidates, including 2 women and a Christian, submitted applications to the Supreme Constitutional Court for the presidency
Of these, two candidates other than incumbent President Bashar Hafez al-Assad met all the conditions to run, including the support of 35 members of the parliament.
Presidential Candidates
Syrians are voting in a presidential election which the incumbent Bashar al-Assad is widely expected to win.
Voting is only taking place in government-controlled territories, meaning those displaced by fighting or living in rebel-held areas will not be able to take part.
The opposition has dismissed the vote as a "farce" that will prolong the country's three-year conflict. The vote excludes regime opponents from running.
Tuesday's controversial vote is Syria's first election in nearly 50 years, with Assad and his father Hafez renewing their mandates in successive referendums.
Observers from countries allied to the regime - North Korea, Iran and Russia - are supervising the vote,
2014 Syrian Presidential Election Results June 05,2014
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has booked his slot for a third term in the Syrian Presidential elections, securing 88.7 per cent of votes.
The election results were announced by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad al-Laham in a media address, as he declared Bashar al-Assad as president of the Syrian Arab Republic with an absolute majority of votes cast in the elections
Voting for refugees in certain foreign countries has already begun, while the Syrian Opposition is expected to boycott the election
The New Constitution, adopted following the Syrian constitutional Referendum,2012, has changed the nature of the Presidential election from a referendum to a multi-candidate electoral ballot. As a result this election marks the first time that candidates can challenge the incumbent President
A total of 24 candidates, including 2 women and a Christian, submitted applications to the Supreme Constitutional Court for the presidency
Of these, two candidates other than incumbent President Bashar Hafez al-Assad met all the conditions to run, including the support of 35 members of the parliament.
Presidential Candidates
- Bashar Hafez al-Assad -incumbent President
- Hassan Abdullah al-Nouri - from the National iniative for Administration and Change in Syria, a 54 year old MP from Damascus
- Maher Abdul -Hafiz Hajjar - formerly from the People's Will Party, a 43 year old MP from Aleppo
Syrians are voting in a presidential election which the incumbent Bashar al-Assad is widely expected to win.
Voting is only taking place in government-controlled territories, meaning those displaced by fighting or living in rebel-held areas will not be able to take part.
The opposition has dismissed the vote as a "farce" that will prolong the country's three-year conflict. The vote excludes regime opponents from running.
Tuesday's controversial vote is Syria's first election in nearly 50 years, with Assad and his father Hafez renewing their mandates in successive referendums.
Observers from countries allied to the regime - North Korea, Iran and Russia - are supervising the vote,
2014 Syrian Presidential Election Results June 05,2014
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has booked his slot for a third term in the Syrian Presidential elections, securing 88.7 per cent of votes.
The election results were announced by Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad al-Laham in a media address, as he declared Bashar al-Assad as president of the Syrian Arab Republic with an absolute majority of votes cast in the elections
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