Bashar al-Assad elected president of Syria with majority of votes

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Fri, 28 May 2021 - 10:53 GMT

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FILE- A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows President Bashar al-Assad attending a cabinet meeting on June 20, 2017 in the capital Damascus

FILE- A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows President Bashar al-Assad attending a cabinet meeting on June 20, 2017 in the capital Damascus

 

DAMASCUS - 28 May 2021: Speaker of Syria's People’s Assembly Hammouda Sabbagh announced on Thursday the winning of Bashar al-Assad with the post of President of the Syrian Arab Republic, having the majority of votes with 95.1%.

 

“Bashar al-Assad gained 13.540.860 votes with 95.1% out of the total correct votes,” Speaker Sabbagh told a press conference, official SANA news agency reported.

 

Sabbagh added that the number of voters who have the right to cast their votes inside and outside Syria reached 18.107.109, while the number of those who cast their votes inside and outside the country reached 14.239.140 with 78.64%.

 

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