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Tomorrow, Syria will hold parliamentary elections. There was reportedly remarkable competition among the over 3000 candidates. 250 candidates will be elected into the People´s Assembly. The election contest is already over - Syrian law bans promotion for election candidates 24 hours prior to the date set for the elections.
"Damascus, SANA-Amid remarkable competition among more than 3 thousand candidates, and in an atmosphere of transparency, elections of the people’s Assembly for the 2nd legislative term start on Wednesday to elect 250 members from all Syrian cities.
The ballot boxes whose number exceed more than 7 thousands will open at 7 a.m. and last until 7 p.m.
Judicial sub-committees for the elections announced their readiness to fulfill the elections and provide all requirements of the electoral centers.
Legislative decree No.63 for 2016 fixed the date of the elections on April 13th."
"Damascus, SANA, The electoral silence for People’s Assembly elections came into effect at 07:00 on Tuesday morning as it was announced on Monday by the Higher Judicial Committee for Elections (HJCE).
Decree No. 63 set Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 as a date for electing members of the People’s Assembly for the 2nd legislative term.
On Monday, Head of HJCE Hisham al-Sha’ar told SANA said that electoral silence would start Tuesday morning at 07:00 and candidates would not be allowed to conduct any kind of electoral promotion, pointing out that the concerned authorities in provinces will remove banners, placards and promotions for the elections’
candidates.
Article 58 of the General Elections Law states that promotion for election candidates will stop 24 hours prior to the set date for the elections.
Earlier, HJCE affirmed preparations for holding the upcoming elections of the People’s Assembly as the logistic procedures have been completed for polling stations which exceed 7,000 in the provinces across the country.
The HJCE was formed on April 24th 2014, by Decree No 133 for the year 2014."
Elections of People’s Assembly for 2nd legislative term start on Wednesday amid remarkable competition among candidates – Syrian Arab News Agency
Electoral silence came into effect at 07:00 Tuesday – Syrian Arab News Agency