2000 Syrian presidential election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Syria

| flag_year = 1980

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1999 Syrian presidential election

| previous_year = 1999

| election_date = {{Start date|2000|7|10|df=y}}

| next_election = 2007 Syrian presidential election

| next_year = 2007

| turnout = 94.55%

| image1 = Bashar al-Assad.png

| nominee1 = Bashar al-Assad

| party1 = Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

| alliance1 = National Progressive Front (Syria)

| popular_vote1 = 8,689,871

| percentage1 = 99.74%

| title = President

| before_election = Abdul Halim Khaddam (acting)

| before_party = Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

| posttitle = Elected President

| after_election = Bashar al-Assad

| after_party = Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

| map = 250px

| map_caption = Results by governorate

Assad: {{legend0|#017b48|90–100%}}
{{legend0|#999999}} Election not held

| map2_image = File:2000 Presidential election in Syria.jpg

| map2_caption = Another variant of the presidential election 2000 results, which includes "against" and "invalid votes".

}}

{{Politics of Syria}}

{{Bashar al-Assad series}}

A presidential referendum was held in Syria on 10 July 2000,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} following the death of President Hafez al-Assad. The candidate chosen by the parliament was his son, Bashar al-Assad, with voters then asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.7% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 95%.Nohlen et al., p228