Syria announces date for vote on new constitution

By Bassem Mroue
Updated November 10 2012 - 4:33am, first published February 15 2012 - 2:15pm

AS THE Syrian military besieged rebel strongholds yesterday, the President, Bashar al-Assad, ordered a referendum for later this month on a new constitution that would open the way to political parties other than his ruling Baath Party.

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