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| Syria’s long-time ruler, Bashar Assad, submits candidacy for upcoming presidential election | Syria’s long-time ruler, Bashar Assad, submits candidacy for upcoming presidential election |
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| The Syrian president has put his name forward to run for a fourth term as the country’s leader in an election planned for May 26. The election has been widely criticized by opposition leaders and the US. | The Syrian president has put his name forward to run for a fourth term as the country’s leader in an election planned for May 26. The election has been widely criticized by opposition leaders and the US. |
| In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the People’s Assembly of Syria announced that the candidacy application of incumbent President Bashar Assad had been received. | In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the People’s Assembly of Syria announced that the candidacy application of incumbent President Bashar Assad had been received. |
| Assad became the sixth candidate to put his name forward for the position, which will be decided in an election on May 26. A win for Assad in the election, which was just announced on Sunday, would see the long-time leader secure a fourth seven-year term as president. | Assad became the sixth candidate to put his name forward for the position, which will be decided in an election on May 26. A win for Assad in the election, which was just announced on Sunday, would see the long-time leader secure a fourth seven-year term as president. |
| Bashar, and before him his father Hafez, have ruled over Syria since 1971, with the younger winning the last three presidential elections by a landslide majority. In 2014, Assad and his Ba’ath Party won nearly 90% of the popular vote. | Bashar, and before him his father Hafez, have ruled over Syria since 1971, with the younger winning the last three presidential elections by a landslide majority. In 2014, Assad and his Ba’ath Party won nearly 90% of the popular vote. |
| The election has already been dismissed by the US and Syrian opposition figures as a farce. 2021 marks 10 years since the Syrian civil war which escalated after Assad led a crackdown on protesters calling for more democracy. The conflict allowed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) to gain footholds in the country’s east and north. The long-time leader has since regained control over his country. | The election has already been dismissed by the US and Syrian opposition figures as a farce. 2021 marks 10 years since the Syrian civil war which escalated after Assad led a crackdown on protesters calling for more democracy. The conflict allowed Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) to gain footholds in the country’s east and north. The long-time leader has since regained control over his country. |
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