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Tuesday
May082012

Syria Video Feature: Having Fun with the "Elections"

While we were considering on Monday whether Syria's Parliamentary elections were "sham" or "substance", some inside the country were taking a more satirical approach through their own "votes":

In Aleppo Province, "voters" line up in a dusty road to select from a range of cartoon candidates while boys provide security with their pool cues:

In Idlib Province, these gentlemen receive their cash thank-you as they are given ballots helpfully filled out with the names of the right candidates to support:

The "great participation" of chickens in the election:

(Hat tip to Rima Marrouch of the Los Angeles Times)

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