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Middle East News: Assad's win was not in doubt, in an election where officials said 18 million were eligible to vote. But in the country ravaged by the 10-year-old conf
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed to defeat his enemies no matter how many battles he faces, saying on Friday he feels empowered after being re-elected for a fourth seven-year term. Assad was elected in a predictable landslide Thursday. The presidential vote was described as illegitimate and a sham by the West and his opponents. In a nine-minute televised victory speech, Assad said the public had challenged enemies of Syria, and those questioning the election’s legitimacy by turning out in large numbers to vote for him, calling it a “fighting spirit.” “People ...
Assad was facing symbolic competition from two candidates— a former minister and a former opposition figure. Assad’s victory comes as the country is still devastated by the conflict. Fighting has subsided but the war is not over. An economic crisis is getting worse in a country where over 80% of the population lives below the poverty line and the local currency is in a free fall. Assad, close associates and government officials are facing widening Western sanctions, added to already existing ones that have escalated as the war unfolded. European and US governments blame Assad and his aide...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad brushed off accusations of election rigging by the West as he won a fourth term in office with a landslide 95.1 per cent of the vote. Assad's government says the election on Wednesday shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people and driven 11 million people - about half the population - from their homes. But Western powers and Assad's opposition have described the election, which lasted for 17 hours with no independent monitors, as illegitimate and a sham. Syrian President Bashar a...
Dictator confirmed by elections widely regarded as a farce hails 'fighting spirit' of nation torn asunder by war, says he'll be victorious no matter how many battles it takes