Wednesday 28 May 2014

Syrians elect their president in spite of the decisions of the non-democratic countries claiming democracy and openly supporting terrorism



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Syrians started voting on Wednesday morning at the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon, in a bid to elect a president for their country.

Syrians voting in LebanonNational news agency reported that Syrians started arriving to the Syrian Embassy in Yarze.

The agency noted that Yarze road witnesses a traffic jam.

Meanwhile, the Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdel Karim, said that the voting deadline may be extended due to high turnout.

The voting deadline of the Syrian expatriates in Lebanon might be extended until after 19;00 p.m. due to high voter turnout at the embassy, the NNA quoted Abdel Karim as saying in a statement.
Source: NNA
28-05-2014 - 09:54 Last updated


Syrians Abroad Cast Ballots in Presidential Elections


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Syrian citizens are casting ballots on Wednesday at the Syrian embassies in several capitals worldwide to elect a president for the country which has been witnessing a deadly crisis since the year of 2011.

In Iran, Syrians headed to the polling rooms set at the Syrian Embassy HQ in Tehran.

Syria's Ambassador to Iran Adnan Mahmoud said that holding elections at the Syrian Embassy in Tehran and our embassies around the world is "a translation of the Syrian people's will through the ballot boxes", official news agency reported on Wednesday.

Syrian elections abroad
The elections also represent their national choices for the upcoming stage, on top of which being restoring stability to the country and adhering to sovereignty and national unity, SANA quoted the Syrian ambassador to Iran as saying.

In Russia, Syrians headed since 7 a.m. to their country's Embassy for electing a president.
Two rooms were prepared in the Embassy for citizens to elect secretly and in a democratic atmosphere, SANA reported.

Meanwhile, the Syrian citizens living in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) went to participate in the presidential elections at the Syrian Embassy in Pyongyang.

The DPRK Foreign Ministry expressed solidarity with the Syrian Embassy, wishing the presidential elections process be success, as it also stressed its constant support to Syria in the international forums.
Source: Agencies
28-05-2014 - 10:14 Last updated 28-05-2014 
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