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Damascus puts on elections while Russia is busy with geopolitics

While Moscow has been busy with the situation in Idlib, Damascus has held municipal elections, where its candidates won.

A man walks through the old city of Damascus, Syria, September 12, 2018. Picture taken September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1AD454BD80
A man walks through the old city of Damascus, Syria, Sept. 12, 2018. Local elections were held in Syria four days later. — REUTERS/Marko Djurica

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