Syria chooses president

polling stations opened in Syria, where presidential elections will be held on Wednesday. The right to vote in the presidential election has more than 18 million citizens of Syria living in the country and abroad, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Sar Mohammad Rakhmon.

“Elections are held in areas controlled by Damascus. … Voting cannot be held in Idlib, as well as parts of the districts in the north and northeast of Syria,” said Interfax. Member of the People’s Council Sar Usam Mustafa.