{"id":20987,"date":"2014-05-29T02:39:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T06:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=20987"},"modified":"2014-05-29T13:22:40","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T17:22:40","slug":"syrians-lebanon-vote-presidential-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/syrians-lebanon-vote-presidential-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrians in Lebanon Vote in Presidential Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As Syrians abroad have been gathering to vote in\u00a0the presidential elections\u00a0at Syrian embassies around the world, Anne Barnard tweeted from the scene in Beirut. These tweets were very interesting, and I am providing them below, along with a few from others. An article on the voting in Lebanon was also published by Anne today, here<\/a>. These elections began with bids submitted by more than 20 candidates, all but three of which\u00a0were disqualified by Syria’s supreme court. Not long after, one of the surviving candidates, Hassan al-Nuri, stated that “There are no losers in these elections because we are all winners; as of now I consider myself a winner and the presidential chair is not the goal.” <\/strong>A Press TV interview with candidate\u00a0Hassan al-Nuri is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Oliver Holmes: Tens of thousands of Syrians abroad vote in early poll\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

AP: Assad’s supporters abroad vote in Syrian election<\/a><\/p>\n

VICE: Polls Open in Syrian Elections, but Real Choices Are Hard to Find<\/a><\/p>\n

Shweta Desai: In Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, 750 Syrians line up to vote in an election denounced by critics as a farce<\/a><\/p>\n

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Voting taking place in environments where one candidate is explicitly promoted – Photo: Scroll.in<\/p><\/div>\n

The National: Syrian elections put Tehran and Moscow in a fix<\/a><\/p>\n

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Main road to Baabda from Beirut clogged as some of 1M Syrians in Leb head toembassy for presidential elections. Refugees\/expats vote today.<\/p>\n

— Anne Barnard (@ABarnardNYC) May 28, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n