BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the ornate, wood-panelled theatre that is Syria's parliament, an unusual ritual has played out this week.
It is part of an electoral process designed to portray all the drama of a presidential race, while ensuring nobody seriously challenges the one name on the ballot paper that counts: Candidate Assad.
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