k back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) Syria has defied international calls to halt attacks on rebel enclaves and at least 89 people have been killed nationwide on the eve of a constitutional referendum that the opposition sees as a ploy by President Bashar Assad's regime. Assad presented the revised charter which allows for at least a theoretical opening of the country's political system as an effort to placate critics and quell the 11-month uprising against his rule. But the Sunday vote is unlikely to overshadow a new round of international condemnation and calls that Assad leave power. The new charter would create a multiparty system in Syria, which has been ruled by the same family dynasty since Assad's father Hafez seized power in a coup in 1963. Such change was unthinkable a year ago,cheap toms. After 11 months of bloodshed, however, Assad's opponents say the referendum and other promises of reform are not enough and have called for a boycott of the vote. Assad was roundly criticized Friday at a major international conference on the Syrian crisis in Tunisia, where U.S., European and Arab officials began planning a civilian peacekeeping mission to deploy after the regime falls. President Barack Obama said Friday of Assad's rule: "It is time for that regime to move on." On Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Assad's crackdown belied promised reforms. "That kind of logic unfortunately renders any kind of reform meaningless," he said. "To fight on the one hand with your people and then to claim that there is reform is contradictory." Still, Assad enjoys substantial support in many parts of the country. Some have benefited from his policies,toms shoes online, others fear chaos or sectarian civil war if he falls. The insular nature of the regime makes the extent and character of that support hard to measure, and the regime has prevented most media from operating freely in the country during the uprising. In the capital Damascus, where Assad retains support among religious minorities and the business class, many said they were eager to vote. "This constitution is not for one faction against the other," said Suhban Elewi, a 55-year-old businessman who trades in antiquities. "It is for the nation and for all the Syrian people." Elewi said he planned to vote yes, and dismissed opposition calls to boycott the vote. "The country is going forward with them or without them," he said. Posters around town urged people to vote. "Don't turn your back on voting," one said. Another showing the red, black and white Syrian flag touted new constitution. "Syria's constitution: Freedom of belief," it said, referring to clauses protecting religious minorities. Syrian Interior Minster Lt. Gen,toms shoes sale. Mohammed al-Shaar said more than 14,000 voting centers have been set up for more than 14 million eligible voters across the country. But the suggestion of political reform led by Assad's regime rang hollow in many parts of the country, where government security forces continued their deadly crackdown on rebels Related articles:

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