Syria: Assad for a second term with the “approval” of 97.68% · Global Voices
Yazan Badran

President Bashar Assad won his second term in office by a landslide. 97.62% voted “Yes” on the presidential referendum this week. Andre of Flight of Ideas, cannot comprehend though how the turnout could reach 95.86% of the eligible voters, as the ministry of interior had said earlier. “in comparison with the 6% participation in the parliament election. this is not science, this is damn magic!!” he writes.