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<p>While we consider the National Coalition the sole legitimate representatives of
the Syrian people, it is not at present the government in Syria. The Coalition is
working to realise the aspirations of the vast majority of Syrians for a democratic
and pluralist future for their country. The Assad regime has lost all legitimacy by
responding to the demands of its people for their basic rights and freedoms with escalating,
and horrifying, brutality: using chemical weapons, heavy artillery and air power against
civilians; unlawfully detaining and torturing its own people, including children;
and preventing life-saving humanitarian support from getting to those who need it.
The recent Syrian presidential elections were a parody of democracy and served only
as a reminder of the continued illegitimacy of the Assad regime.</p>
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