Syrian elections : Analysis

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected in the country's first presidential vote since its civil war broke out three years ago. Al-Assad received 88.7% of Tuesday's vote, according to state media agencies. The election took place only in areas controlled by the government. Opposition groups and many Western countries have said the voting was rigged and that al-Assad's two little-known challengers -- Hassan al-Nouri, a businessman and former government minister, and Maher Hajjar, a lawmaker -- were just window dressing to give the undertaking a veneer of democracy. But the Syrian government has dismissed any criticism of the process. The question begs: How fair can a vote be in a war zone? Online to dig deeper into the Syrian elections is Sami Ibrahim from the Syrian Network for Human Rights. He is currently in
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