2007 Syrian presidential election

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The 2007 Syrian presidential election was a tightly controlled referendum in which Bashar al-Assad secured another seven-year term amid widespread criticism over the lack of genuine political competition.

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2007 Syrian presidential election canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf presidential election ⓘ
referendum ⓘ
approvedBy People's Council of Syria ⓘ
ballotType yes-no referendum on single candidate ⓘ
campaignFreedom severely restricted ⓘ
candidate Bashar al-Assad ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
criticizedBy Syrian opposition ⓘ
international human rights organizations ⓘ
criticizedFor absence of opposition candidates ⓘ
lack of genuine political competition ⓘ
electionDate 2007-05-27 ⓘ
electorate Syrian citizens of voting age ⓘ
endDate 2007-05-27 ⓘ
humanRightsConcerns lack of free and fair elections ⓘ
restrictions on political freedoms ⓘ
incumbent Bashar al-Assad ⓘ
internationalCriticism European Union officials ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
internationalLegitimacy widely questioned ⓘ
internationalObservation limited ⓘ
legalBasis Syrian Constitution of 1973 ⓘ
location Syrian Arab Republic ⓘ
linked to: Syria
mainIssue renewal of Bashar al-Assad's mandate ⓘ
mediaEnvironment state-controlled media ⓘ
nextElection 2014 Syrian presidential election ⓘ
numberOfCandidates 1 ⓘ
officeContested President of Syria ⓘ
oppositionParticipation banned ⓘ
organizedBy Syrian government ⓘ
politicalContext authoritarian regime ⓘ
popularVotePercentage 97.62% ⓘ
previousElection 2000 Syrian presidential election ⓘ
regimeLeader Bashar al-Assad ⓘ
result Bashar al-Assad re-elected ⓘ
rulingCoalition National Progressive Front ⓘ
rulingParty Ba'ath Party ⓘ
startDate 2007-05-27 ⓘ
supervisedBy Syrian authorities ⓘ
termEndForWinner 2014 ⓘ
termLength 7 years ⓘ
termStartForWinner 2007 ⓘ
turnout 95.86% ⓘ
typeOfControl tightly controlled ⓘ
votingSystem single-candidate referendum ⓘ
winner Bashar al-Assad ⓘ

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Bashar al-Assad → election → 2007 Syrian presidential election ⓘ