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           Assad Reportedly Wins Syria Election with 88.7 % of Votes

   by VOA News

   Syria's President Bashar al-Assad reportedly won 88.7 percentof the
   vote in the country's presidential election. Parliament speaker
   Mohammad al-Laham said on Wednesday the Assad secured a third term in
   office.
   The U.S. State Department on Tuesday described Syria's presidential
   election as "a disgrace," saying President Bashar al-Assad "has no more
   credibility today that he did yesterday."
   "Detached from reality and devoid of political participation, the Assad
   regime-staged election today continues a 40-year family legacy of
   violent suppression that brutally crushes political dissent and fails
   to fulfill Syrians' aspirations for peace and prosperity," said State
   Department Spokeswoman Marie Harf.
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