Syrians vote in election certain to give Assad new mandate
The Hindu
Most voters were not wearing masks, despite a coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country headed to polling stations early Wednesday to vote in a presidential election guaranteed to give President Bashar Assad a fourth seven-year term. The vote is the second presidential election since the country's conflict began 10 years ago and has been dismissed as a sham by the opposition and Western countries, including the United States. The post has been held by members of the Assad family for five decades.
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