The chairman of Syria's parliament has announced the country will conduct a presidential election on June 3.
Al-Arabiya television station reported on April 21 parliamentary chairman Mohammad al-Lahham announced the presidential election would be held from 07:00 to 19:00 local time on June 3 and added "Syrians resident in the country" are eligible to cast ballots.
The presidential election comes as government forces appear to be gaining the upper hand in the three-year conflict in Syria that has claimed more than 150,000 lives.
In a sign that government forces are extending the areas under their control, President Bashar al-Assad visited a Christian village on Easter Sunday that was recently retaken from rebel forces.
Assad has rarely traveled outside the capital Damascus since the conflict erupted in March 2011.
Al-Arabiya television station reported on April 21 parliamentary chairman Mohammad al-Lahham announced the presidential election would be held from 07:00 to 19:00 local time on June 3 and added "Syrians resident in the country" are eligible to cast ballots.
The presidential election comes as government forces appear to be gaining the upper hand in the three-year conflict in Syria that has claimed more than 150,000 lives.
In a sign that government forces are extending the areas under their control, President Bashar al-Assad visited a Christian village on Easter Sunday that was recently retaken from rebel forces.
Assad has rarely traveled outside the capital Damascus since the conflict erupted in March 2011.
