Second round of voting in by-elections in diplomatic missions of Bahrain completed


Manama, The second round of the by-elections for the first constituency in Muharraq Governorate in Bahrain’s diplomatic missions abroad was completed.

It began on Tuesday morning at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Beijing. This was followed by other Bahraini diplomatic missions opening their doors for voting from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, which amounted to a total of thirteen diplomatic missions of the Kingdom of Bahrain according to the number of voters outside the Kingdom who are registered in the same electoral constituency.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs prepared all its diplomatic and administrative staff ito ensure the success and facilitation of the electoral process. It also confirmed that the operations room it had previously launched is working around the clock to respond to citizens’ inquiries related to participation in the second round.

The committees formed in each embassy, consulate and diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Bahrain abroad will be headed by the ambassador, consul general
or head of the diplomatic mission, and will include two officials from the embassy, consulate or diplomatic mission, one of whom will act as the committee’s secretary. Each committee will directly conduct the voting and counting of votes of voters present in the country of the embassy, consulate or diplomatic mission regarding the election of the member.

Source: Bahrain News Agency