Je už jasné, že je tu nová ústava, ač jakkoliv nedokonalá, jak pro republiku, tak pro demokracii; a to, že president Bashar al-Assad byl zvolen 63% voličů (přičemž jich 88% hlasovalo!).
It is clear that the new constitution, though imperfect, is both republican and democratic; and that President Bashar al-Assad was elected by 63% of the electorate (88% of the vote!).