Syrians are heading to the polling stations to elect a new parliament as a new round of Syria peace talks kicks off in Geneva. President Assad’s opponents and Western powers have denounced the poll as illegitimate. The US has dismissed out of hand the Syrian poll to elect a new parliament saying it doesn’t reflect “the will of the people.” But in 2005 Washington welcomed voting in neighboring Iraq when the country was also gripped by war. RT reports: Voters on the territories occupied by terrorists can travel to the nearest polling station to cast their votes. Ballot boxes had to be brought in by helicopters to the blockaded city of Deir ez-Zor. The voices can be cast at more than 7,000 polling stations. MPs for the 250-seat parliament will be elected out of 3,500 candidates. The voting is being hold in 13 Syrian provinces out of 15, as Raqqa and Idlib remain under terrorist control. An estimated 80 percent of the Syrian population lives on government controlled territories. Results of the elections are expected to be made public Thursday. Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma have already cast their ballots in Damascus, national news agency SANA reported. [...]