{"id":14669,"date":"2012-05-20T09:16:30","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T13:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=14669"},"modified":"2012-05-20T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T13:16:30","slug":"election-results-of-the-may-7-2012-syrian-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/election-results-of-the-may-7-2012-syrian-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Results of the May 7, 2012 Syrian Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mawal95<\/a><\/strong> wrote up this very useful news summary of the results of the May 7, 2012 parliamentary elections in Syria, copied below.<\/p>\n

In short, the Baath party has won an even larger victory in the 7 May 2012 parliamentary elections than it did in previous elections. The Ba\u2019ath party has won a majority of around 60% of the 250 parliamentary seats. Previously, the Baath had a majority of just over 50% of the seats in parliament. If one adds in the independent MPs aligned with the Baath Party, the MPs who support the president make up over 90% of the seats in new parliament. The National Unity List, which is dominated by the Syrian Baath Party, won more than 150 seats in the 250 member parliament. Independent individuals won more than 90 seats. Among the newly established opposition parties (established since August 2011), only one single seat was won, namely a seat in Aleppo won by the Syrian Democratic Party, Ahmad Koussa. In addition three representatives of longstanding opposition parties have been elected to Parliament: Qadri Jamil and Ali Haydar from the Front for Change and Liberation, and Amro Osi from the Initiative of Syrian Kurds.<\/p>\n

16 May 2012 @ ASNAmed.info<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Baath party has won an even larger victory in the 7 May 2012 parliamentary elections than it did in previous elections. Syria\u2019s electoral commission on 15 May 2012 released the names of the 250 winning candidates in the elections, but did not specify the political affiliation of the 250 winners. Instead, it was the Lebanese paper As Safir that provided more detailed analysis on 16 May. \u201cThe Ba\u2019ath party has won a majority of around 60%,\u201d the Beirut paper said. According to previous electoral law \u2014 repealed before these elections \u2014 the Baath had a majority of just over 50% of the seats in parliament. In the new parliament the great majority of the members who are not Baath Party members are independents who support national unity under the leadership of the Assad government. In addition three representatives of longstanding opposition parties have been elected to Parliament: Qadri Jamil and Ali Haydar from the Front for Change and Liberation, and Amro Osi from the Initiative of Syrian Kurds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

16 May 2012 @ Al-Akhbar.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Judge Khalaf al-Azzawi held a press conference on 15 May to announce the final outcome of the elections. But while he listed the names of the winning candidates, he gave no breakdown of how many votes the various political parties won. The omission puzzled even members of the official media. \u201cThis information always used to be announced and provided to the media in a clear and detailed manner,\u201d said Adnan Abdul-Razzaq, an editor at the daily newspaper al-Baath. But Abdul-Razzaq added that it was \u201conly natural and to be expected\u201d for the Baath party and its allies to gain a landslide win, given the party\u2019s broad popular base and membership of millions. The outcome of the contest was indeed a landslide victory for the ruling party together with the parties and independent MPs aligned with the Baath, who together will have over 90% of the seats in new parliament.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

16 May 2012 @ Moqawama.org<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The National Unity List, which is dominated by the Syrian Baath Party, won more than 150 seats in the 250 member parliament. Independent individuals won more than 90 seats. The bulk of the winning independents are on record supporting national unity under the leadership of the Assad government. The political composition of the new parliament is very similar to that of the previous parliament. Opposition parties won five seats in the elections. Among the newly established opposition parties (established since August 2011), only one single seat was won, namely a seat in Aleppo won by the Syrian Democratic Party. The head of the Syrian Democratic Party, Ahmad Koussa, conceded that the wins by the National Unity List are proof that the people of Syria support the current government to lead them through the current crisis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Related, 17 May 2012 @ Moqawama.org:<\/a><\/p>\n

President Assad said that the Syrian opposition had shown itself to be insignificant by calling for a boycott of the recent parliamentary elections: \u201cHow can you boycott the people of whom you consider yourself the representative? I don\u2019t think that they [the opposition] have any kind of weight or significance within Syria\u2026. The polling stations show the opinion of the people. The results show that the Syrian people support the course toward the reforms which were announced about a year ago. It is a serious message for everyone both inside the country and beyond its borders,\u201d said the president.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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