Live from Damascus: The Syrian Election Results

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<p>‘T es ay’s Syria electio was a vote of co fi e ce by the Syria people i their gover me t. 5,085,444 voters cast their ballots o t of a possible 8,834,994 eligible voters.</p>
<p>The overall participatio rate of 58% (virt ally i e tical to Ca a a’s last fe eral electio ) excee e the gover me t’s expectatio s i most places b t was low i others.</p>
<p>For example, it was over 80% i Homs b t o ly 52% i Tarto s. What might explai the eve res lts is the history of the war. People who s ffere the most from the war, for example i Homs, were probably more gratef l for their liberatio a more motivate to exercise their political rights tha people i Tarto s who saw o fighti g at all (tho gh they lost tho sa s po tho sa s of so s a gra so s i the war).’</p>
<p><a href="http://21stce t rywire.com/2016/04/18/live-from- amasc s-the-syria -electio -res lts/" target="_bla k">Rea more: Live from Damasc s: The Syria Electio Res lts</a></p>