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| Syria Opposition Rejects Presidential Poll 'Farce' |
| 2014-04-22 |
| [An Nahar] Syria's opposition condemned Monday's announcement of a June 3 presidential election expected to keep Bashir al-Assad in power despite tens of thousands of deaths in an anti-regime revolt since 2011. "The Assad regime's announcement today that a 'presidential election' would be held in June should be treated as a farce and be rejected by the international community," said the office of opposition National Coalition leader Ahmad Jarba. "With vast parts of Syria completely destroyed by Assad's air force, army and militias over the last three years, and with a third of Syria's population displaced internally or in refugee camps in the region, there is no electorate in Syria in a condition to exercise its right to vote," it said. Parliament speaker Mohammed al-Lahham earlier announced the election will be held on June 3, while Syrians living outside the country would vote on May 28. |
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