Syria Presidential Elections

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  Russia Accuses Biden Of Seeking Election Boost With Syria, Iraq Strikes

  Russia accused President Joe Biden on Monday of carrying out strikes in Iraq and Syria to boost his image as the presidential election campaign "is heating up" - not in retaliation for a deadly attack on U.S. soldiers.

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  "Blood On His Hands": Democrats Attack Trump Over Syria

  Democratic presidential hopefuls denounced President Donald Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops back from northern Syria, saying in an Ohio debate on Tuesday he had endangered America's longtime Kurdish allies while empowering foes Russia and Syria.

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  Hillary Clinton Calls For US To Bomb Syrian Air Fields

  In her first interview since her stunning presidential election defeat by Republican rival Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton on Thursday called for the United States to bomb Syrian air fields.

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  EU Must Talk To War Criminals To End Syrian Crisis, Says France's Francois Fillon

  Francois Fillon, the conservative candidate seen as most likely to win next year's French presidential election, said on Thursday that Western policy on Syria had failed and Europe had to talk to those responsible for war crimes to end the killing.

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  Donald Trump Says He Disagrees With His Running Mate Mike Pence On Syria

  Republican Donald Trump publicly broke with his running mate, Mike Pence, on how to deal with the civil war in Syria in comments during Sunday's US presidential debate that exposed further tensions within their campaign.

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  Tale Of The Tape: 30 Rough Minutes Define Trump-Clinton Rematch

  If someone missed the first 30 minutes of Sunday's presidential debate, they might have thought the event was an intense discussion between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton over Obamacare, terrorism, taxes and the role of Muslims in America.

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  Syria's Assad Says Willing To Hold Early Presidential Vote

  President Bashar al-Assad has said he is willing to hold early presidential elections, but sharp differences over his future are still hampering efforts to resolve Syria's five-year civil war.

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  Syria's Government Says Won't Discuss Presidency At Talks

  Syria's government on Saturday ruled out any discussion of the presidency or presidential elections at peace talks and criticised the U.N. envoy overseeing next week's negotiations.

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  Russia to Propose Syrians Launch 18-Month Reform Process: Document

  Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months, followed by early presidential elections, a draft document obtained by Reuters showed on Tuesday.

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  Syria's Bashar al-Assad Ready to Stand in New Election: Russian Lawmaker

  Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is willing to eventually hold parliamentary and presidential elections and is ready to run himself for president, a Russian lawmaker told AFP from Damascus today.

• Hezbollah Chief Hails Bashar Assad Win in Syria Election

  The chief of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group on Friday hailed Syrian President Bashar Assad's victory in the country's presidential election this week, saying the "massive" turnout shows the war and the West's conspiracy against Syria have failed.

• Venezuela's Maduro Hails Bashar Assad Win in Syria

  Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro offered his congratulations Thursday to Syria's Bashar al-Assad for his victory in an election seen as illegitimate by the West and the opposition in Damascus.

• Bashar al-Assad's Overwhelming Win Annoys West: Xinhua

  Incumbent Bashar al-Assad's victory in the Syrian presidential election has been met with much criticism from the country's opposition and the West, which dismissed the ballot as a "sham".

• Syria's Bashar Assad Wins Presidential Vote in Landslide

  Syrian President Bashar Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody 3-year-old uprising against his rule that has devastated the country.

• Syria Says Turnout in Presidential Vote 73 Per Cent

  The head of Syria's Supreme Constitutional Court said Wednesday that turnout in the country's presidential election this week was 73.42 percent.