Journalists concluded on Friday to cast their votes in the Journalists Syndicate's midterm elections, which are considered one of the most heated rounds.
The General Assembly had previously called for elections four times, but they were never completed, making this round one of the longest in its history.
Voting committees, distributed across the Syndicate's floors, witnessed long queues of journalists, queuing to cast their votes. The competition is for the position of Syndicate President and six other seats on the Syndicate Council.
Gamal Abdel Rahim, head of the committee supervising the Journalists Syndicate elections, said that voting was supposed to close at 7:00 PM today. However, due to the large turnout of journalists, it was decided to extend the voting period by an additional hour to allow everyone the opportunity to cast their votes.
The counting of ballots for the position of the head of the Syndicate will begin, and the results will be announced first. Then the counting of ballot boxes for the seats of the council members will begin, provided that this is done in the presence of delegates and the media outlets permitted to cover the vote.
Each candidate for the position of head of the association has the right to be present, along with his representative and two delegates from the members of the general assembly (working), during the process of collecting the votes of the sub-committees, which is done by the “General Committee” in the vote counting hall.
Candidates for the position of head of the Journalists Syndicate, Abdel Mohsen Salama and Khaled El-Balshy, affirmed their commitment to the strength, unity, and values of the syndicate, a day before the Syndicate's elections.
Source: MENA
Source: MENA
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