...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
's criticism of its presidential election, branding it a "violation" of national illusory sovereignty.
The EU has described Tuesday's poll, which saw
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Leveler of Latakia...
secure nearly 90 percent of the vote, as "illegitimate".
The comments amounted to "a flagrant violation of international law, which stipulates respect of the illusory sovereignty of states and non-interference in their affairs," the foreign ministry said.
"The EU's position is contrary to basic principles of democracy and respect for the right of peoples to elect their leaders and decide their future at the ballot box," it added.
Assad was elected to a new seven-year term in an election that he was widely expected to win and declared a "farce" by the Western-backed opposition.