Assad Attempts to Quell Violence by Holding Constitutional Referendum
×
[contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"]
by News Editor
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo: wiki commons.
Time – Syrian President Bashar Assad has ordered a referendum on Feb. 26 on a new constitution that would open the way to political parties other than the ruling Baath Party, the state news agency said Wednesday.
Amendments to Syria’s constitution were a key demand by the opposition at the beginning of the country’s 11-month-old uprising against Assad.
Share this Story:
Let your voice be heard!
Join the Algemeiner
Trending
-
Israel Says It Is Poised to Move on Rafah
-
U.S. Decides Against Sanctions on IDF’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion
-
Netanyahu: ‘Antisemitic Mobs Have Taken Over Leading U.S. Universities’
-
Iran Sentences Rapper Toomaj Salehi to Death Over 2022-23 Unrest
-
Israeli Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin Seen Alive in a New Hamas Video