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2000 Syrian presidential election

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Turnout	94.55%
Nominee Bashar al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Alliance NPF Popular vote 8,689,871 Percentage 99.74%
Results by constituent state Assad:      90–100%       Election not held
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A presidential referendum was held in Syria on 10 July 2000, following the death of President Hafez al-Assad. The candidate chosen by the parliament was his son, Bashar al-Assad, with voters then asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.7% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 95%.

Background

After the death of President Hafez al-Assad on 10 June parliament voted to amend the constitution to lower the minimum age for presidential candidates from 40 to 34, Bashar al-Assad's age at the time.

Results

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p228
3. "Bashar al-Assad: Eyeing the future". BBC News. 11 June 2000.
4. "Syrians Vote To Confirm Assad's Son As President". The New York Times. 11 July 2000.

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