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Bashar al-Assad to run in Syrian presidential election Bashar al-Assad to run in Syrian presidential election
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The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has declared his candidacy for the presidential elections on 3 June, the speaker of the country's parliament has announced.The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has declared his candidacy for the presidential elections on 3 June, the speaker of the country's parliament has announced.
Jihad Laham made the announcement on state-run television on Monday. Jihad Laham made the announcement on state-run television on Monday. Assad – who has ruled the country since taking over from his father in 2000 – was widely expected to run for a third seven-year term in office. He is likely to win.
Assad – who has ruled the country since taking over from his father in 2000 – was widely expected to run for a third seven-year term in office. It is unclear how the vote can take place in areas engulfed in fighting. Opposition activists and the west have criticised the timing of the poll, saying it will only exacerbate Syria's three-year civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced over one-third of the population.
He is likely to win the election, though it is unclear how the vote can take place in areas engulfed in fighting.
Opposition activists and the west have criticised the timing of the poll, saying it will only exacerbate Syria's three-year civil war that has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced over one-third of the population.
Six other contenders will compete in the election.Six other contenders will compete in the election.