#BREAKING Assad says Western criticism of Syria vote has 'zero value'
#BREAKING Syria's Bashar al-Assad said Western criticism of presidential polls has "zero value" as he cast his ballot in a Damascus suburb Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported

📸 Bashar al-Assad talks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Douma
VIDEO: Syrians cast their ballots at a polling stations in Damascus as voting began across Syria for an election where few doubt that President Bashar al-Assad will extend his grip on power for a fourth term
#UPDATE Syria's Bashar al-Assad said Western criticism of Wednesday's presidential election has "zero value" as he cast his ballot in a Damascus suburb
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