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<p>The recent Syrian Presidential elections were a parody of democracy designed to
sustain the Assad dictatorship, held in the midst of a civil war and extreme regime
violence with millions displaced from their homes unable to vote. They did not meet
even the most basic requirements for free and fair elections.</p><p>We judge that
holding these elections was damaging to the political process. This is a view shared
by the UN who warned that holding elections “will damage the political process and
hamper the prospects for political solution that the country so urgently needs.”</p><p>We
will continue to support the moderate opposition who have a pluralistic, democratic
vision of a future Syria and to create conditions for a future political settlement.
A negotiated political transition in Syria, following the principles set out in the
Geneva communiqué, is the only way to end the conflict and alleviate Syria's humanitarian
crisis.</p>
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