Assad Wins Syrian Election
![A Syrian soldier sits under the portrait of President Bashar al-Assad at a polling station in Damascus, June 3, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/EB4CD089-5F28-4725-88ED-B5C27D5401E6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Syrian soldier sits under the portrait of President Bashar al-Assad at a polling station in Damascus, June 3, 2014.
![People line up to cast their votes in the presidential election near portraits of the candidates at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, June 3, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2CBBFD20-9C56-45FC-A2CB-C2A3C2AD24C6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People line up to cast their votes in the presidential election near portraits of the candidates at the Dama Rose hotel in Damascus, June 3, 2014.