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AFP: Syria\u2019s opposition vowed on Thursday to continue its uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, saying his election to a new seven-year term was \u201cillegitimate\u201d.<\/p>\nAFP: Syria\u2019s opposition vowed on Thursday to continue its uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, saying his election to a new seven-year term was \u201cillegitimate\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cThe Syrian National Coalition reaffirms that this election is illegitimate and does not represent the Syrian people,\u201d it said in response to Assad\u2019s landslide victory in a Tuesday election held only in government-controlled areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people are continuing in their revolution until its goals of freedom, justice and democracy are reached.\u201d<\/p>\n
Assad won a new seven-year term with 88.7 percent of a vote held in regime-held areas of Syria this week.<\/p>\n
It has been slammed as a \u201cdisgrace\u201d and a \u201cgreat big zero\u201d by Washington, which has repeatedly called for Assad\u2019s ouster.<\/p>\n
In a statement posted on its website, the National Coalition said the vote \u201cemphasises the need for more aid for the opposition, in order to redress the imbalance of forces on the ground, and to force the regime to abide by international agreements on a peaceful solution in Syria.<\/p>\n
\u201dWith rebels seeking Assad\u2019s ouster massively outgunned by Syria\u2019s army, which is backed by Russia, Iran and Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah, the opposition frequently calls on states that back the revolt to better arm the rebellion.<\/p>\n
The coalition said the Syrian voting results were \u201cthe last episode in a farcical play, as the criminal Bashar was announced the winner in an election boycotted by most Syrians inside the country, while students and civil servants were forced to participate.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group also said the vote \u201cexcluded nine million displaced inside Syria and in neighbouring countries.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AFP: Syria’s opposition vowed on Thursday to continue its uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, saying his election to a new seven-year term was “illegitimate”. “The Syrian National Coalition reaffirms that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":41837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[175],"class_list":{"0":"post-16649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-resistance","8":"tag-updated"},"yoast_head":"\n