Syria announced today that presidential elections will be held on June 3. Syrian President Bashar al Assad has not yet formally announced his candidacy — but in Syria's current climate, the announcement of elections means Assad has already won.
#Syria Sham election photos, I wonder who will win?
More than an estimated 150,000 Syrians have died in Syria's three year civil war — and many on the internet were enraged by the idea of another 7 years of Assad's presidency. "#Elect_the_pimp_son_of_a_pimp" spread fast.
صورة ل هاشتاغ #انتخبوا_العرص_ابن_العرص #سورية #Syrie #Syria
Memes like these have been making the rounds in Syrian social media for months since the government began circulating reports that it would hold presidential elections — with a win for Assad expected from the start.
My voice for Assad in 2014 presidential election #Syria
"For the sake of the country, I will elect Assad."
حسبي الله ..! #بشار #سوريا #انتخبوا_العرص_ابن_العرص @syriatweet
"The strongest candidate: Elect me."
إنتخبوني أو تنتخبوني أو ... #إنتخابات #بشار
Here donkeys, seemingly on the way to slaughter, say, "We are going to elect Bashar."
#Assad's election campaign 2014. We didn't elect him before nor will we now #WithSyria #AssadCrimes #Syria #geneva2
"Bashar al Assad's election campaign... Elect the president of the kingdom of destruction and death."
حملة انتخابات بشار الاسد .. انتخبوا رئيس مملكة الدمار والقتل ...
2014 presidential elections in #Syria #SaveSyria #hrw #UNSC #BarackObama #SenJohnMcCain #USA #UK #UN #Assad
In 2011, uprisings known as the Arab Spring appeared to shake the region's political status quo. Now, three years later, this spring Syria, Algeria, Egypt, and Lebanon have held or will hold presidential elections expected to have the opposite effect.
عنجد هذي الصورة معبرة، الانتخابات العربية!! (ديمو كراسي!!) كله كوم ورئيس الجزائر ناوي ياخد الكرسي للقبر!!