Elections in Syria
![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.
![Women cast their votes in presidential elections at a polling station in Aleppo, Syira, June 3, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E6080147-DA8B-4864-9DC4-34031059C8D7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women cast their votes in presidential elections at a polling station in Aleppo, Syira, June 3, 2014.
![Syria's presidential candidate Hassan al-Nouri accompanied by his wife Hazar casts his vote at polling centrer in Damascus, June 3, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/87B9C56E-69DB-4ABC-AECC-AF71E38B585D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syria's presidential candidate Hassan al-Nouri accompanied by his wife Hazar casts his vote at polling centrer in Damascus, June 3, 2014.
![A picture from the official Facebook page of Syria's first lady Asma al-Assad shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad watching on as Asma casts her vote at a polling station in Maliki, Damascus, May 3, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B73CA130-9947-4277-A60E-D84000A257FD_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A picture from the official Facebook page of Syria's first lady Asma al-Assad shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad watching on as Asma casts her vote at a polling station in Maliki, Damascus, May 3, 2014.