2000 Syrian presidential election
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A presidential referendum was held in Syria on 10 July 2000,[1] 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%.[2]
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10 July 2000
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| Turnout | 94.55% | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by governorate Assad: 90–100% Election not held | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Another variant of the presidential election 2000 results, which includes "against" and "invalid votes". | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Results
The election was not free nor fair with opposition figures stating that the real purpose was to crush any opposition.[5]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Bashar al-Assad | Ba'ath Party | 8,689,871 | 99.74 | |
| Against | 22,439 | 0.26 | ||
| Total | 8,712,310 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,712,310 | 97.54 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 219,313 | 2.46 | ||
| Total votes | 8,931,623 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 9,446,054 | 94.55 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
