The National Electoral Commission, in its electoral guide, recently set out five procedures that were adopted to ensure the integrity of the conduct of the elections of the Federal National Council, which is scheduled to start on the seventh of next August by announcing the opening of the candidacy for citizens of members of electoral bodies in different emirates of the state. Of the general principles common to elections at the international level, including: «transparency, responsibility, the secrecy of the ballot, electoral irregularities, and the availability of information».
The election guide issued by the National Electoral Commission recently stated that the concept of elections in general gives the citizens of the state who meet the legal conditions the right to choose their representatives in their parliamentary councils. In this sense, elections represent a legitimate means for citizens to participate in the public affairs of their country. Political decision-making in the state, pointing out that the elections are of great importance in the political life of any society, as the way to the establishment of a parliamentary council based on the will of citizens, so that the House of Representatives platform platform, which expresses the wishes and aspirations of the Citizens, which converge with the policies and strategies of the government in order to achieve a decent life for them, and consolidate the pillars of political participation, as well as public issues and the best solutions, and prioritize government action.
The guide pointed out that in order to achieve the elections, the aim of which is to be free and fair, which can be ensured through the adoption of a number of general principles common to the elections at the international level, including "transparency" means that all legal rules, which govern all aspects of the electoral process Accessible to all participants, and then "responsibility" which means that the various responsibilities and tasks relating to electoral processes are clearly defined.
The Guide states that the right to vote is reinforced by the right of everyone to participate in directing the public affairs of his society, provided that this right is granted to members of society who meet the legal requirements to contribute to the selection of their representatives. In this sense, the right to vote results in recognition of the right of citizens to contribute to political life , In line with what the political leadership aims to expand political participation.
The Guide defined a number of rights enjoyed by members of electoral bodies (including voters), including the right to run for the FNC elections if they meet the legally required conditions, to vote in the elections and to freely choose the candidates, as well as the right not to be subjected to election propaganda Whether in terms of style, time or place, as well as the right not to influence his choices by means of gifts in kind or material, and the right to receive assistance from the Chairman of the Election Center Committee or one of its members to vote properly, if he can not vote for himself, And finally The right to appeal to a candidate if it has acceptable reasons.
The guide stressed that the general principles of the elections on the one hand, and the executive instructions for the elections of the Federal National Council 2019 on the other hand, imposed on the voter some duties that are necessary to comply with the success of the electoral process, the first is to ensure that the voice, Vote, but must urge other members of the electoral body to participate in the elections of the next Federal National Council, and the voter should be careful to choose who represents him objectively and wisdom away from personal passions, and then he must choose the most correct elements to represent the people of the Union in the Federal National Council and able to exercise its legislative and supervisory powers efficiently and effectively.
Secret ballot
The Election Guide issued recently by the National Election Commission showed that the principles of the integrity of the electoral process are "secrecy of the ballot", which means ensuring that the voting process is conducted in strict confidence so that voters can freely choose their representatives without any pressure to limit this freedom. "Which means that effective regulations are put in place to avoid electoral irregularities, that legal rules be put in place to hold violators accountable, and finally that" information is available ", which means that all information about the electoral process is disseminated in an effective manner so that participants in the electoral process can This information easily.