2000 Syrian presidential election

none Syria 1980 presidential 1999 Syrian presidential election 1999 2000 7 10 y 2007 Syrian presidential election 2007 94.55% Bashar al-Assad in 2001 (cropped).jpg Bashar al-Assad Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region National Progressive Front (Syria) 8,689,871 99.74% President Abdul Halim Khaddam (acting) Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Elected President Bashar al-Assad Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region 250px Results by governorate Assad: #017b48 90–100% #999999 Election not held File:2000 Presidential election in Syria.jpg Another variant of the presidential election 2000 results, which includes "against" and "invalid votes". A presidential referendum was held in Syria on 10 July 2000,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 0-19-924958-X following the death of President Hafez al-Assad. The candidate chosen by the parliament was his son, Bashar al-Assad, with voters then asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.7% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 95%.Nohlen et al., p228 Background After the death of President Hafez al-Assad on 10 June parliament voted to amend the constitution to lower the minimum age for presidential candidates from 40 to 34, Bashar al-Assad's age at the time.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/785921.stm Bashar al-Assad: Eyeing the future BBC News 11 June 2000https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/11/world/syrians-vote-to-confirm-assad-s-son-as-president.html Syrians Vote To Confirm Assad's Son As President The New York Times 11 July 2000 Results The election was not free nor fair with opposition figures stating that the real purpose was to crush any opposition.Human Rights Watch World Report 2001: Syria: Human Rights Developments https://www.hrw.org/legacy/wr2k1/mideast/syria.html 2026-05-01 www.hrw.orgBashar al-Assad Ba'ath Party 8689871 Against 22439 219313 9446054 Nohlen et al. References Syria Presidential elections Presidential election Syrian presidential election Category:Presidential elections in Syria Syria Syria Category:Bashar al-Assad