Update: 07/05/2012
- Bashar al-Assad - elections - Syria - unrest
Syrian opposition decries 'sham' parliamentary election
Syrians voted in a parliamentary election on Monday that was touted by authorities as an example of political reform but dismissed by the opposition as a facade as deadly clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces continue.
Mark Thompson (video)
News Wires (text)
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http://www.france24.com/en/20120507-syria-holds-parliamentary-election-amid-ongoing-clashes-opposition-calls-vote-facade