Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was re-elected for a fourth seven-year term in the country’s presidential elections, which were held on May 26 and which are not recognizedist democratic world. According to the local agency SANA, 55-year-old Assad won with 95.1% of the vote.
Assad has been in power for 21 years.
The rivals of the Syrian leader were socialist Abdullah Sallum Abdullah and opposition leader Mahmoud Marai. Their indicators are 1.5% and 3.3%, respectively. According to the authorities, the turnout was almost 79%.
On the evening after the elections, Assad’s supporters gathered for a concert in Damascus:
On the streets in Syria before the elections:
A video from #Damascus. al-Assad photos and banners are on every tree, square, sidewalk and building. It is truly nauseating. This is what #Syria looks like during these sham “elections”. pic.twitter.com/Vvl24L7XYN
– Mazen Gharibah (@MazenGharibah) May 23, 2021
A friend sent me this from #Damascus . Driving along, there’s a poster of Bashar al #Assad every few meters. #Syria #Elections pic.twitter.com/Fsi2I8Li0c
— Ruth Sherlock (@Rsherlock) May 26, 2021
Fireworks light up the sky over Damascus celebrating the victory of President Bashar Al-Assad in the presidential elections with 95.1% of the votes for 4th term. #BreakingNews #Flash #NewsUpdate #BasharAlAssad #BasharAssad #Video pic.twitter.com/52za1nTfN3
— loveworld (@LoveWorld_Peopl) May 27, 2021
- In 2000, Bashar al-Assad replaced his father Hazef Assad (reigned since 1971) in this position when he died of a heart attack.
- During the civil war in Syria, government forces have used chemical weapons (usually sarin and chlorine) against opposition forces dozens of times.
- In 2020, Khaddam, the predecessor of Bashar al-Assad as the leader of Syria, died in exile.
- The uncle of Bashar al-Assad, known as “Hama’s butcher”, was sentenced to prison in France.
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