Syrians Vote for New Parliament Amid Virus Outbreak, Economic Crisis

Syrians went to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak and a deepening financial disaster, as President Bashar al-Assad tries to improve his political grip on the region after practically a decade of war.

The tightly managed vote is the 3rd to get spot in Syria because the conflict started in 2011 and is developed to confer a veneer of legitimacy on Mr. Assad, who very last week marked two many years in business.

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