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No, don't get into the illusion by Assad supporters that Syria has free democratic elections. These people don't know how a real democracy works, and if Assad falls from power and a new president that is outside of the Assad family is installed, these people will scream and go on a mob rage.
All of Syria's presidential elections are "popular referendums". Basically, the rubber-stamp Syrian Parliament nominates him for the ballot paper. There is no such thing as an "opposition candidate" or anything similar to that. Once they nominate him for the ballot paper, the Syrian people will then vote either yes or no on the Parliament's nomination. This is not a typical democratic way on conducting elections, because first of all, these elections can get easily manipulated, as there is no such thing as "the opposition", and it is basically a way to bar everyone except the Assad family who wanted to become President of Syria. Here are the results of Syria's so-called presidential elections:
Syrian Presidential Results 2007
Yes11,199,44597.62No19,6530.17Invalid253,0592.21Total(turnout 95.86%)
(11,967,611 eligible)11,472,157100.0
Syrian Presidential Results 2000
Bashar al-Assad8,689,87199.7Against22,4390.3Invalid/blank votes219,313-Total8,931,623100
Any elections that has 99.9% of the vote is certainly not a real election. These are the same elections that Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, North Korea, Saddam's Iraq, etc...that they conduct.
What else can I help you with?
Was their ever a president that was defeated in an election before he became president?
yes
Has an incumbent president ever chosen not to run for re-election?
Yes, there have been instances in which an incumbent president has chosen not to run for re-election.
Did president Andrew Jackson ever lose any election?
kinda
Who was the only president to ever serve as US President that did not have to go through the election process?
Gerald ford
Is a woman running for president in this election?
Hilary Clinton was the woman running in the most recent election but she dropped out and Barak Obama won who is the first black president ever.
Did James Garfield ever win a president election?
Yes. Garfield won the Election of 1880.
Was Sarah palin ever in the US election for president?
She was Republic party nominee John McCain's vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 election. She has not sought election as president, though many speculate that she may in the future.
Did Europe ever let Syrian refugees in before?
YES. Europe did accept refugees from Syria for decades, but very few Syrians made it out of Syria since the Assads would have their armies shoot people who made an illegal crossing. Since Assad can no longer do this and the situation in Syria has substantially deteriorated, hundreds of thousands of Syrians are coming to Europe (instead of the small trickle from before).
Has anyone from Indiana ever ran for president?
Yes- Benjamin Harrison who lived in Indianapolis , Indiana, ran for President in 1888 and won the election.
Was Jimmy Carter ever elected president of the United states?
Yes. Carter won the Election of 1976.
Who was the youngest person to ever run for president and lose?
William Jennings Bryan was 36 years and 229 days old on Election Day, 1896.
Who was the only man to be both president and vice president without ever facing the test of an election?
Possibly Gerald Ford, but he was an elected Senator first.
