DHAKA: Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad has registered to stand in next month’s presidential election, which he is widely expected to win.

Syria parliament speaker Mohammed al-Lahham said on Monday, reports The Straits Times.

The June 3 vote will be held despite a raging war that began with peaceful anti-government protests and morphed into an insurgency after Assad’s regime unleashed a massive crackdown against dissent.

The conflict is estimated to have killed more than 150,000 people.

BDST: 1811 HRS, APR 28, 2014