By Associated Press, Published: January 17
KILIS, Turkey — Thousands of Syrians in a refugee camp voted Thursday to select camp leaders and administrators in elections the Turkish government has described as a practice for democracy. But with the sound of gunfire reverberating from across the border, gloom reigned in the camp over whether the nearly two-year-old civil war would ebb soon to allow free elections in Syria in the near future.
About 6,500 refugees at the Oncupinar camp in Turkey’s border province of Kilis cast ballots into clear plastic ballot boxes inside a makeshift school under banners that read: “Syrian citizens elect their own representatives freely.”
via Syrian refugees in Turkey vote for camp leaders in elections touted as practice in democracy – The Washington Post.
more:
Leave a Reply