Celebratory gunfire rang out in Syria and Lebanon Wednesday after
President Bashar Assad was declared the winner of Tuesday's presidential
election in a landslide, capturing 88.7 percent of the vote.
Speaker
Jihad Lahham, who made the announcement on live television, said
Assad's two challengers, Hassan Nouri and Maher Hajjar, won 4.3 percent
and 3.2 percent, respectively.
After the results were released, Damascus
erupted into a thunderous, rolling clap of celebratory gunfire that
appeared to include heavy weaponry. On the streets of the capital, men
cheered and whistled. Some broke into the familiar pro-Assad chant:
“With our souls, with our blood, we sacrifice for you, Bashar!” ***Read full article here***
2 comments:
Them A-rabs don't understand Democracy. You're supposed to have 2 or parties that partition the nation.
We need to drop Freedom Bombs NOW!
Haha! Good job most Syrians aren't actually "A-rabs" then ay?! ;)
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