Loading...

mosque
partly-cloudy
°C,

Syrians abroad start voting for presidential elections

May 20, 2021 / 8:56 PM
Image for the title: Syrians abroad start voting for presidential elections
download-img
A Syrian residing in Lebanon casts his vote ahead of the May 26 presidential election, at the Syrian Embassy in Yarze, Lebanon
Sharjah 24 – AFP: Thousands of Syrians flocked to their embassy in Lebanon Thursday, as expatriates and refugees kicked off voting for next week's presidential election.
Buses packed with Syrians jammed main roads leading to the embassy in Baabda, south of Beirut, where crowds began gathering before dawn amid tight security.

Polling inside Syria is set for next Wednesday.

Outside the embassy, voters chanted slogans in support of Assad and carried portraits of the longtime president and his late father Hafez, an AFP correspondent reported.

Pictures of Assad's two little-known challengers were nowhere to be seen.

Dozens of Syrian embassies abroad, including those in Russia, Jordan and Kuwait, also opened their doors to eligible voters, who are required to present a valid passport carrying an exit stamp from Syrian territory.

May 20, 2021 / 8:56 PM

Related Topics

More on this Topic

Rotate For an optimal experience, please
rotate your device to portrait mode.