President Hafez al-Assad is expected to win three-year 's presidential vote . `` It 's a coronation of the London School of Economics Critics say they are just pawns or window dressing to give the election a veneer of democracy . , it 's a celebration of his ability to survive , '' an analyst says . It takes place amid a three-year civil war that has killed almost 3 million people . The Syrian opposition and Syrian countries say the election wo n't be free or fair .
President Hafez al-Assad is expected to win three-year 's presidential vote . `` It 's a coronation of the London School of Economics , it 's a celebration of his ability to survive , '' an analyst says . It takes place amid a three-year civil war that has killed almost 3 million people . The Syrian opposition and Syrian countries say the election wo n't be free or fair .