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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has pledged to hold parliamentary elections within 90 days if Syria’s new constitution is approved.
Syrians are set to vote in a referendum on a new constitution that would pave the way for multi-party parliamentary elections within three months.

Millions of Syrians are expected to vote on their country's new constitution on Sunday. Posters and banners calling on the people to come out and vote have been placed everywhere in the capital and all around the country.

More than 14 million people over the age of 18 are eligible to vote at 13,835 polling stations, which will open for 12 hours at 7:00 am (0500 GMT).

The draft of the newly proposed constitution was made public several days before the referendum takes place. Copies have been distributed among the people to let them know what changes the new constitution will enact.

The draft constitution meets the democratic demands of the majority of Syrians, and will be based on pluralism.

President Bashar al-Assad pledged to hold parliamentary elections within 90 days if Syria's new constitution is approved.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011. Hundreds of people, including security forces, have been killed in the unrest.

Damascus blames 'outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups' for the unrest, asserting that it is being orchestrated from abroad. The West and the Syrian opposition, however, accuse the Syrian government of killing the protesters.