| Country: | Syria |
| Flag Year: | 2000 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1999 Syrian presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2007 Syrian presidential election |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| 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% |
| 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 |
A presidential referendum was held in Syria on 10 July 2000,[1] 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 94.6%.[2]
After the death of President Hafez al-Assad on June 10, the Syrian parliament voted to amend the Constitution to lower the minimum age for presidential candidates from 40 to 34, Bashar al-Assad's age at the time.[3] [4]