DAMASCUS: Candidates for Syria’s presidential election can begin registering on April 21, when the date for the vote will be announced, a government source said yesterday.
“On Monday, April 21, the Council of the People (parliament) will meet to open registration for presidential candidates and set a date for the election,” the source said.
Syria’s government has insisted it will go ahead with presidential elections this year before the end of President Bashar Al Assad’s term on July 17.
The vote will be Syria’s first multi-candidate elections, after a new constitution did away with the old process of presidential referendums.
Assad has all but said he will stand, and is expected to easily win the vote.
AFP
