The TV channel notes that this is the second elections that have been held since the beginning of the civil war in the country in 2011. In 2014, the current President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, won almost 90% of the vote. Al Jazeera predicts that Assad will win this election too, “despite 10 years of war, poverty and the economy in free fall.”
In addition to Assad, former government member Abdullah Sallum Abdullah and head of the National Democratic Front Mahmoud Marey are running for the post of head of state. An additional 48 candidates were rejected by the authorities.
On the eve of the vote, the Foreign Ministers of the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy issued a joint statement criticizing the conduct of the elections. “German Wave”. The document emphasizes that free and fair elections in Syria should be held under the supervision of the UN in accordance with the highest international standards of transparency and accountability.
“Elections can only be credible if they allow all Syrians, including internal refugees and the Syrian diaspora, to participate, and if they are held in a safe and pressure-free environment. a political settlement, “the heads of the foreign ministries believe.
Speaking to reporters after the vote, Assad said that Syria “does not care at all about such statements.”
Bashar al-Assad has been serving as President of Syria since 2000.
In 2011, an armed conflict broke out in the country between government forces and the rebels, who sought to overthrow the Assad regime and democratic reforms.
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