As the government-sponsored celebrations continued into the wee hour of the mornings in most major Syrian cities, especially in the city of Damascus, and to a lesser extant Aleppo, Homs, Lattakia, and Hassakeh, a certain nonchalant attitude prevailed and continue to prevail in most parts. Will this transpire into an actual large-scale boycott now that the polling stations are open for business? This is the hope of most Syrian opposition groups and dissidents, and there have been indications despite the carnival-like atmosphere that the regime has actively sponsored over the last few days, spending a whopping $50 million per day, according to some reports, that a boycott will indeed take place and that the actual voter turnout will be lower than regime' expectations.

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