Syria willing to discuss changes to the constitution

<p>Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has addressed the <a title="Syria: Democracy And The Future Of Article 8 – Analysis" href="http://www.eurasiareview.com/syria-democracy-and-the-future-of-article-8-analysis-24062011/">possibility of changing Article 8 of the Syrian constitution</a>, which makes the Ba’ath Party the “leader of the state and society”. The future of Article 8 has long been a subject of debate among analysts. Doing away with Article 8 is seen as necessary to end the Ba’ath Party’s monopoly on political power - a key demand of protesters and Syrian opposition.
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