Menu Close

Syrian Elections 2014

bashar-al-assad

Syria  has called a presidential election for 3 June, preparing the ground for Bachar Al Assad to defy widespread opposition and extend his grip on power days after he said the war was turning in his favor. The announcement came just hours after mortar shells exploded about 100m (320ft) from the parliament building in central Damascus, killing five people, according to state TV. However, Western and Gulf Arab countries that back Assad’s opponents had called plans for the vote a “parody of democracy” and said it would wreck efforts to negotiate a peace settlement. UN chief Ban Ki-moon also condemned the plan, saying it could torpedo efforts to broker a deal to end the three-year civil war, which has killed 150,000.

Jay Carney, White House spokesperson: "He's making a mockery"
Jay Carney, White House spokesperson: “He’s making a mockery”

Though its more likely that President Bashar al-Assad will try to seek his third term and its more like to win,he didnt and till now publicly say  whether he will seek a third term or no. However, the hot news now or to call it breaking news :Speaker of the Syrian People’s Assembly Mohammad Jihad al-Laham announced Wednesday that the Assembly received from the Supreme Constitutional Court a candidacy application from MP Maher Abdul-Hafiz Hajjar to run for president, SANA news agency reported.

Hajjar is the first to submit an application to run for presidency after the Supreme Constitutional Court said a day before that it was ready to receive candidacy applications.

Registration for presidential candidates was declared open Monday by Speaker al-Laham, during a session that was attended by Prime Minister, ministers and representatives of local, Arab and foreign media.

In addition:

Damascus, (SANA)_ Hassan Abdullah al-Nouri has submitted to the Supreme Constitutional Court an application announcing his candidacy for President of the Republic , to be the second one to run for the presidency of Syria in the upcoming election, scheduled for June 3.

Candidates can continue to submit applications through Thursday, 1 May, 2014.

bashar-al-assad

 

Latest News:

2 Comments

  1. Silva Tufenkjian

    I wish all the very best to the President Bashar El Asad, may GOD gives him the wisdom and long life so he can carry on his leadership for the third term.

    I would like to hear from him one day (hopefully soon) that as Syrian President would RECOGNISE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE APRIL 24 1915. I have been to Syria a few times and every time that I have visited Aleppo I have visited Der El Zor and Margade, where all Armenians died in Der EL Zor Desert. Hopefully and for the sake of our Armenian friendship for nearly 100 years will be announced the Armenian Genocide has happened by the Turkish government. That is all what I wish to hear.

    • H

      My friend, all loyal and good Arab leaders have talked or asked some people to talk on their behalf about how bad the Turkish was and how they slaughtered like animals 1.5 million ARMENIAN ….Im not sure of this number but they have killed also 2.5 million muslim too.
      That turksih government didn’t present Islam or any religion but pure evil.
      And this is an example showing that the turksih government is no better than who its funding now in Syria

Comments:

You have successfully subscribed to the newsletter

There was an error while trying to send your request. Please try again.

GDPR rules by the EU: Syria News will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing.
donate