Polls open in Syrian presidential election
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DAMASCUS: Syrians began voting on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to President Bashar al-Assad in the midst of a civil war that has fractured the country and killed more than 160,000 people.
Polling stations opened at 7 am in parts of Syria under Assad's government control.
Assad is running against two relatively unknown challengers who were approved by parliament to participate in the election, which the president's international opponents have dismissed as a sham.
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Jun 03, 2014 04:26pm
Good luck my leader, you are going to be the winner. May God bless you and Syria with peace and prosperity.Ameen
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Jun 03, 2014 07:07pm
One man show. 100% sure President Bashar Assad is the winner.
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Jun 04, 2014 12:07am
Good luck Asad the lion
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