The candidates of the Federal National Council, employees of the governmental and military authorities, shall be committed to activate full-time leave to stand for election, starting next Tuesday, for a period of not less than 32 days, if their names appear in the final lists of candidates for the Council to be announced on the same day, in accordance with the instructions of the Committee. National Election. The committee warned candidates against any attempts to exploit employers in electoral propaganda, stressing its keenness to ensure full equality among all candidates.
In detail, the National Elections Commission will announce next Tuesday the final lists of candidates, which necessitates the candidates of employees of government and military bodies whose names will appear in those lists to activate full-time leave to run for elections starting from the same day the announcement of the final lists until the end of the electoral process on October 5. Next.
The National Election Commission obliged the candidate to obtain official leave from the employer if he is a public employee of any federal or local government agency, for a period of not less than 32 days starting from the date of the announcement of the final list of candidates until the date specified for the elections. Leave without pay in case the balance of leave is not enough.
The committee attributed the requirement of a public official wishing to stand for election to the Federal National Council, on official leave from his employer, during the election campaign period, to ensure that the candidate does not exploit his employer in the election campaign, which ensures full equality between all candidates.
The committee also warned candidates from public employees to use their powers and actions in electoral propaganda, while stressing the right of each candidate to express himself and carry out any activity aimed at persuading voters to choose him and publicizing his electoral program in full accordance with the rules stipulated in the executive instructions of the council elections. The Federal National.
She pointed out that each candidate has the right to express himself, to carry out any activity aimed at convincing voters to choose him, and to publicize his electoral program freely, provided that he adheres to a number of controls and rules, which include the preservation of the values of society, and adherence to the regulations, rules and decisions in force in this regard, and respect for the system. And not to include in the election campaign ideas that incite religious, sectarian, tribal or racial intolerance towards others, not to deceive or fraudulent voters by any means, as well as not to offend, defamate, infringe or abuse other candidates, Include promises or programs that fall outside the powers of the Council member.
She noted the existence of a number of rights enjoyed by the candidate during the election campaign, including the establishment of an electoral headquarters after obtaining the approval of the Emirate Committee, and the selection of an agent to attend the polling and counting provided that the agent is among the constituents in the electoral body of the emirate to which he belongs, but it returned authority Determine the locations and places of placing posters, posters and propaganda images of the candidates, to the committees of the Emirates in agreement with the local municipal departments concerned, in accordance with the regulations established in each emirate, and taking into account the provision of equal opportunities for each candidate. The committee said: `` The candidate has the right to allocate places for gatherings, meet with voters, give lectures, and hold seminars, during the specified period for the election campaigns, after obtaining a license from the Emirate Committee, and such gatherings may be held in galleries, halls and camps designated for celebrations. ''
She stressed that if the candidate commits any irregularity that would prejudice the conduct of the electoral process or disrupt the application of the executive instructions issued in addition to the civil and criminal responsibility that may be subject to the candidate in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in this regard, the National Elections Commission can sign The offender shall be punished by warning him to be excluded from the lists of candidates. It may also include his exclusion from the lists, the revocation of the license for electoral propaganda granted to him, the obligation to pay a fine not exceeding AED 5000, and the obligation to hand over the National Committee. Any amounts obtained other than what is stated in the executive instructions, and finally compel the candidate to remove irregularities relating to electoral propaganda, and to repair any damages arising out of them at his own expense.
3 withdrawal requests for candidates
The National Elections Commission (NEC) announced yesterday the expiration of the period of filing appeals against candidates for membership in the FNC.It stated that no appeal has been received on the candidates of the preliminary list of the FNC elections 2019, during the period set for the receipt of appeals, which continued in From 26 to 28 August 2019.
The National Election Commission announced that it had received three applications for withdrawal from two candidates for membership in the Federal National Council, where a withdrawal of two female candidates was registered in the Emirate of Dubai, while a candidate withdrawal was registered in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi since the announcement of the preliminary list until today.
The National Elections Commission (NEC) opened the appeal on August 26 for a period of three days. In accordance with the executive instructions of the electoral process in Article 61, each member of the Electoral College has the right to object to the nomination of a candidate under conditions.
The final list of candidates will be announced on September 3 and on the fourth of the same month.
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