Doha, June 11 (QNA) - The Ministry of Interior called on all candidates for the Municipal Council elections to submit a license request for electoral campaigning through the form prepared for this purpose in the Ministry's building.
This came in a statement by the Ministry of Interior, which included information of the electoral campaign licensing procedures, which start today, as well as withdrawal of candidacy and authorization, in the context of preparations for the elections of members of the 7th session of the Municipal Council, scheduled for June 22.
Regarding withdrawal of candidacy, the statement noted that the candidate wishing to withdraw his candidacy must fill in the form prepared for this purpose and submit it to the Elections Department for approval by the Chairman of the Elections Committee.
Regarding authorization, the statement directed the candidates wishing to authorize one of the voters on his behalf to enter the election hall, to submit a request for authorization through the form prepared for this purpose to the Elections Department, accompanied by a personal photo of the representative.
The representative must be among the voters registered in the same constituency as the candidate, the Ministry indicated.
The deadline for submitting withdrawal of candidacy and authorization requests is Tuesday.
The Ministry of Interior is scheduled to announce today the final lists of candidates in the elections of the 7th Central Municipal Council (CMC), in a prelude to initiate the electoral campaign in accordance with the elections scheduled for June 22.
The timetable of the CMC's elections specifies the launch of elections campaign starting from the day of announcing the final timetables of candidates on June 11 and will last until the stage of election silence that precedes the polling day. (QNA)