No intention to change districts or number of votes
Yesterday, Amer Al-Ajmi, the Head of the Local Affairs Sector and the official spokesman for the government, refuted rumors circulating on social media regarding the government’s purported plan to revise electoral districts and voting procedures.
Al-Ajmi clarified to KUNA that the government has not examined any proposals concerning district amendments and has no intentions in this matter, reports Al-Jarida daily.
He affirmed that the upcoming elections will proceed using the existing electoral districts and the one-vote system.
Furthermore, the latest electoral registration figures indicate that there are 837,000 eligible voters for the forthcoming National Assembly elections. The electoral lists, slated for publication in the Official Gazette next Sunday, reveal that there are 792,000 previously registered voters, along with an additional 45,000 individuals who have reached the voting age of 21.
