Syria Video Feature: Having Fun with the "Elections"
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 7:59
Scott Lucas in EA Middle East and Turkey, Los Angeles Times, Middle East and Iran, Rima Marrouch, Syria

While we were considering on Monday whether Syria's Parliamentary elections were "sham" or "substance", some inside the country were taking a more satirical approach through their own "votes":

In Aleppo Province, "voters" line up in a dusty road to select from a range of cartoon candidates while boys provide security with their pool cues:

In Idlib Province, these gentlemen receive their cash thank-you as they are given ballots helpfully filled out with the names of the right candidates to support:

The "great participation" of chickens in the election:

(Hat tip to Rima Marrouch of the Los Angeles Times)

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