Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Damascus, SANA-Head of the Higher Judicial Committee for Elections (HJCE) Hisham al-Sha’ar said that submitting the official nomination requests to the elections of the People’s Assembly for the 2nd legislative term starts on Wednesday, February 24th, 2016 and lasts until the first of March, including the days of Friday and Saturday.
President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued the decree No. 63 on setting Wednesday, April 13th, 2016 as a date for electing members of the People’s Assembly for the 2nd legislative term.
Al-Sha’ar affirmed in a statement that the sub-committees in each Syrian city will receive the nomination requests until 8 p.m. every day.
Earlier in the day, the HJCE defined the names of sub-committees in the provinces and the nomination committees for the election of People’s Assembly members next April, and Sha’ar said that HJCE stands at the same distance from all candidates and will adopt procedures that allow the voters to do their constitutional duty with ease and safety and ensure the completion of this constitutional maturity.
The HJCE was formed on April 24th. 2014 by Decree No. 133 for the year 2014.
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