Syrian Elections Confirm West’s Worst Fears

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<p>‘Despite Syria’s o goi g co flict, life i ma y parts of the atio goes o . Syria’s electio sche le is o exceptio . The last parliame tary electio s before the latest hel this mo th were i 2012. Si ce these electio s are hel every 4 years, the rece t electio s were far from a “political st t” to bolster the legitimacy of the c rre t gover me t, b t i stea represe te the co ti ity of Syria’s o goi g, sovereig political process.</p>
<p>Attempts to ermi e the cre ibility of the electio s have become the primary objective of US a E ropea ews age cies, however, eve the US gover me t’s ow electio mo itori g o gover me tal (NGO) age cies have co ce e the last presi e tial electio i 2014 saw soari g voter t r o t, a espite attempts to leave voter t r o t this year omitte from US-E ropea press reports, it appears to also have bee high.’</p>
<p><a href="http://jo r al- eo.org/2016/04/23/syria -electio s-co firm-wests-worst-fears/" target="_bla k">Rea more: Syria Electio s Co firm West’s Worst Fears</a></p>