Members of the Security Council consider the “presidential elections” in Syria to be false

A number of members of the UN Security Council announced their rejection of the presidential elections that will be held in Syria, questioning their fairness, which met the objection of the Russian representative.

This came during a meeting of members of the Security Council yesterday, Wednesday, and a number of delegates of countries, led by the United States of America, France and the United Kingdom, expressed their prior rejection of the results of the presidential elections in Syria.

The American delegate to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield, said, in the special session to discuss the Syrian situation, that “the failure to adopt a new constitution is evidence that the so-called May 26 elections will be false.”

She pointed to the necessity of the participation of Syrian refugees and displaced persons in any future elections, adding in this context, “We will not be deceived as long as this is not done.”

The French delegate, Nicolas de Riviere, affirmed that his country did not recognize any legitimacy for the planned elections, as it excludes Syrians residing abroad and the absence of international oversight, and said, “Without the inclusion of Syrians abroad, the elections will be held under the supervision of the regime only, without international supervision as stipulated in the resolution.”
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The representative of the United Kingdom, Sonia Fary, protested the conditions accompanying the holding of the elections, and said, “Elections in the absence of a safe and neutral environment and an atmosphere of constant fear, and at a time when millions of Syrians depend on humanitarian aid do not confer political legitimacy, but rather show contempt for the Syrian people.”
Estonia’s delegate, Sven Jorgensen, stressed the importance of the elections being under the auspices of the United Nations, and that they include all Syrians, including opponents of the Assad regime who live abroad, adding, “Anything else will be considered a new farce.”

Russia’s delegate, Vasily Nebenzia, expressed his objection to the interventions of his colleagues in the Council, saying that “it is impermissible to interfere in Syria’s internal affairs.”
Yesterday, Wednesday, the constitutional deadline of ten days for submitting applications to run for the presidential elections expired, and the “Syrian People’s Assembly” announced that it had notified the Supreme Constitutional Court that 51 people had submitted their candidacy applications.

Elections are organized according to the constitution that was held by the referendum in 2012, while the meetings of the constitutional committee composed of representatives of the Assad regime and the opposition, which were held in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations, did not yield any results.