Almost 90% vote in support of new Syria constitution
China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-28 08:16
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma (right) are greeted by supporters as they arrive to cast their votes on a referendum for a new constitution in Damascus on Sunday. Syrian Arab News Agency via Agence France-Presse |
DAMASCUS / Beijing - Syria's Interior Minister Mohammad Chaar said on Sunday local time that as many as 89.4 percent of voters supported a new draft constitution.
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