Syria will hold presidential elections next month, but it brings no legitimacy for Syrians in Turkey

Syria is set to hold a presidential election in May. The expectation is that Bashar al-Assad will stay in power. The World’s Shirin Jaafari spoke with Syrians in Turkey who say they still plan to go back, but only to a Syria without Bashar al-Assad.

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