Premise: The Damascus public have been welcomed into the election candidate's private homes or to specially erected tents where voters have been enjoying food, drink and entertainment, particularly in the home of the wealthy candidate, Adnan Mullah, where dozens of supporters and friends have been invited to dinner every evening.
Hypothesis: The Damascus public have been welcomed into the election candidate's private homes or to specially erected tents. Candidate's in politics are not very highly thought of by most people.