Syrian Baath Party regional leadership unanimously nominates President al-Assad for fifth term
Syria, Politics, 1/8/1999

The assistant regional secretary of the Baath Arab socialist party, Suleiman Qaddah, on Thursday morning told the Syrian news agency, SANA, that, "On March 12, 1999, Syrian President al-Assad's term of office will end according to item 84 of the Syrian constitution.

"The Baath party regional leadership met on Wednesday, January 6, 1999 and adopted a unanimous decision to nominate President al-Assad for a new term of office. By its decision to nominate President al-Assad for a new term of office, the Baath Party regional leadership responds to the will of our people and their ambitions and to the national and pan-Arab interests as well as requirements of the current phase the Arab nation passes."

Meantime, the speaker of the people's assembly, Abdul Qader Qaddoura, received the book that includes the Baath party's unanimous decision to nominate President al-Assad for a new term of office.

Qaddoura said that the Syrian People Assembly will start a special session next Monday at noon to study the report submitted by the Baath party regional leadership. He added the PA will submit the book to a special committee to be formed for this purpose and to be chaired by the Deputy People Assembly Speaker and include all parties and activists represented in the people's assembly in order to draft a report to be submitted to the People Assembly for debate.

Qaddoura added that committee's report will be submitted following the public debate on voting, then the People Assembly speaker will set a date for the referendum and will invite the Syrian people to take part in the referendum.

Qaddoura said the public referendum for the new constitutional term will be held in the first half of February.

In his press conference, the PA speaker stressed that this nomination came as a response to "people's national and historical requirements under the conditions the Arab masses undergo due to the clear vision and farsightedness President al-Assad enjoys."

After Qaddoura highlighted the traits of President al-Assad as a prominent Syrian leader, he answered all questions asked by journalists concerning several issues relating to nomination procedures and the referendum operation.

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