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August 31, 2012	Clip No. 3599

Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faysal Miqdad: If Elections Were Held, Bashar Would Get Over 60% of the Vote

Following are excerpts from an interview with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faysal Miqdad, which aired on Al-Manar TV on August 31, 2012. [...] Interviewer: Will the Syrian people re-elect Bashar Al-Assad if elections are held? Faysal Miqdad: In my opinion, yes. He would get a high percentage of the vote. Interviewer: But not 99.99%... Faysal Miqdad: No, but he would get more than 60%... [...]



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