Syria’s Greek Orthodox celebrate Assad’s victory in presidential election
Publication Date: 28/5/2021
Source: Greek City Times
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes. Following Assad’s victory, Syria’s Greek Orthodox community went to the streets to celebrate.
In speaking to Greek City Times, Eli Khouri, a Rûm (Levantine Greek) from Homs, said “Assad is not an extremist and there is not a fear of the unknown with him.” “We’re looking forward to the new Assad mandate so he can make institutional changes and update laws… to acknowledge us Rûms as Rûms and not as Arabs,” he said. “It’s time to get rid of the Islamic laws for good and allow Christians to run for elections,” Khouri stressed. “We hope the new government strengthen its relations with Greece too,” he concluded.
Link: https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/05/28/syrias-greek-orthodox-assad/amp/
