Bashar Al-Assad will continue to serve as the President of Syria after winning the election for the fourth time.<br />'' <br />''Assad, 55, has been president since 2000.<br />'' <br />''He succeeded his late father, Hafez, who had ruled Syria for more than a quarter of a century before that.<br />'' <br />''Syria's opposition called the vote a farce, while the US and European countries said it was not free or fair election.<br />'' <br />''Syria has been devastated by a decade-long conflict and the fighting has left at least 3,88,000 people dead and caused half the population to flee their homes, including almost six million refugees abroad.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The election was held in government-controlled areas of the country and in some Syrian embassies overseas.</span><br />