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Syrians voted on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory for President Bashar al-Assad but which his opponents have dismissed as a charade.

Why some Syrians see their vote as a choice between barking dogs and baying wolves

Conflict & Justice

Syrians went to polls on Tuesday, at least in government-controlled areas where military planes buzzed the skies. One journalist in Syria says that some people pricked their fingers and voted in blood. Syrians went to polls on Tuesday, at least in government-controlled areas where military planes buzzed the skies. One journalist in Syria says that some people pricked their fingers and voted in blood.

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