Independent Monitors and Bashar Assad

Bashar Assad: The outcome of the vote did not come as a surprise and, in the absence of independent monitors or observers, was impossible to verify. But it gave Assad a third seven-year mandate to rule Syria, even as the rebellion against him rages on in many parts of the country, according to The Star. More at thestar.com: Fireworks and celebratory gunfire erupted in parts of Syria and Lebanon on Wednesday in response to the news that President Bashar Assad had won re-election in Syria with 88.7 per cent of the vote. Two carefully vetted opponents ran against Assad but were never considered serious contenders. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.