The 2021 Syrian Election

 

Source: Eva Bartlett

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A Syrian American friend, Johnny Achi, flew to Syria expressly to vote in the elections. Yesterday, in Douma, he told me:

“I'm a Syrian citizen and have lived in the United States for about 30 years. I'm here in Damascus to exercise my rights and duties as a Syrian citizen, since the US chose to close our embassies. As long as the embassies are closed, we're going to keep making the trip here, to exercise our duty and our democratic right.

I chose Douma, in eastern Ghouta, under the “rebels” until 2018, to show that there is a big turnout here, people are happy to be back in government controlled area. Everyone I talked to outside is so jubilant that they got rid of all of Jaysh al-Islam, Faylaq al-Rahman, and all those brigades that were making their lives miserable.

The United States will not accept any of the candidates. They decided that this election is illegal. Their excuse this time is how can you have a democratic election when you have land under occupation. But the land is occupied by Turkey and the United States. If they would leave us alone, we would have freed those three provinces and would have all fourteen provinces under Syrian control.

But this vote will help us liberate those provinces still under occupation.”

Celebrations After Election Win by Syrian President Bashir al-Assad

Last night, in Umayyad Square, Damascus, before and after the presidential election results were announced.

A most beautiful night.

Syrians celebrating their sovereignty!

LINKS:

[01] Syrian President Bashar Assad wins re-election with 95.1% of votes
[02] Syrians filled the polling stations to defend their sovereignty and now fill the streets to celebrate the result
[03] Today I saw Syrian’s dancing and celebrating life, and a return to peace – but, of course, the Western media won’t report that

[04] Presidential Election Drives Home Syrian Sovereignty & Western Irrelevance 
[05] US sanctions are part of a multi-front war on Syria, and its long-suffering civilians are the main target
[06] Western nations want ‘democracy’ in Syria so badly they close embassies and prevent Syrians from voting in presidential elections
[07] How independent media shot down the false “chemical attack” narrative in Douma Syria
[08] Guilty until proven innocent (again): UN report on alleged Russian ‘war crimes’ in Syria is based on ‘We Say So’ & unnamed sources
[09] Atrocities by terrorists against Syrian children ignored by Western media covering conflict from comfort of offices elsewhere
[10] US increases funding to White Helmets who are persecuting Syrian Christians in Idlib
[11] ‘Sorry, but it’s fake…again’: Russian military debunk NYT report on bombing of civilians in Syria

Syria begins first parliamentary elections under new constitution

Syrian soldiers walk past a billboard reading in Arabic text, “Syria Constitution... equality,” Damascus, February 23, 2012.

Source: Press TV
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/239949.html

Syrians have begun voting in the first parliamentary elections under a new constitution approved by an overwhelming support of the people in a February referendum.

Voting has started in polling stations across Syria as about 7,195 candidates, including independent and opposition figures, are running for 250 parliamentary seats.

The Syrian government has assured that it will provide all cities across the country with any requirements for the elections.

Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad Ibrahim al-Sha’ar visited several polling stations in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday.

Syrian Information Minister Adnan Mahmoud said before the elections, “By taking part in the election[s], Syrians are defying the campaign of terrorism and aggression led by international and regional parties implicated in a terrorist war against our country.”

The elections are part of the reforms promised by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

About 90 percent of the Syrians approved a new constitution in a referendum held on February 26.

The new constitution excludes Article 8, which declared the ruling Ba’ath Party as the “leader of the state and society,” establishes a multiparty system in Syria and limits the presidential term to two seven-year periods