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3 of June, 14:27

The inhabitants of Syria: we go to the polls to protect their country
The vast number of Syrians are going to come on elections of the President in order to preserve the unity of the country, transmits television channel from Damascus.

" It is our duty to go and vote to protect our country. We can't allow outsiders to decide for us, " he told the TV is a citizen of Damascus Moustache with Hammami.

" Even If there will be a terrorist attack, We will eventually go and vote for Bashar al-Assad, This is our right, " says a citizen of Damascus, the seller Nizam Ali.

first of Western countries have criticized the decision of Damascus to hold valeisienes and called it a " farce " on the background of the ongoing military confrontation in the country. Locals call such statements of the EU and the USA " hypocritical ".

" It is hypocritical. Yes, we are at war, but in Ukraine too is a war, and fifty percent of the country did not vote in the elections. Why the West has not called for a boycott of the elections in Ukraine? In the Syrian Arab Republic similar situation ", - said the Syrian Rustam.

expert on international issues, Professor at Georgetown University in the US capital Daud hairulla emphasizes that these elections are the most important for Syria.

" If the elections are an overwhelming number of votes for al-Assad, This will create a new reality that international Commonwealth will be considered ", - believes the expert.

for the first time in the newest history of Syria in the presidential election on Tuesday will take part several candidates. As the head of the country, where in March 2011 continues with weapons of conflict, claim 3 candidates who received the blessing of the Syrian Parliament, including the current leader Bashar Assad. Equally participate in the presidential elections Professor Damascus University, Hasan An-Nuri, and the people's choice Parliament Maher Hajar Authorized internal moderate opposition.

sections: Politics

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