constituency and gave both of them the right to contest all matters that
appear before them during the polling and counting process. This was
clearly evident in Appeal No. (115) against the parliamentary elections of
2014 on 27 November 2014, where the principle stipulates that, “Every
candidate may choose a voter from among the voters registered in the
voters’ schedule in the constituency in which the candidate is running for
as his agent to the subcommittee. The candidate shall submit the name
of his/her agent to the Ministry of Justice at least seven days before the
election day.”
10. In the same context, the Court of Cassation affirmed in Appeal No. (2) of
2006 dated 29 November 2006, that, “Each candidate may choose his/her
agent in the sub-committee. Both the candidate and his/her agent shall
be entitled to contest any observations manifested before them
pertaining to the polling or counting process to the chairman of the
committee.”
11. Although the law has granted the candidate or his/her agent the right to
attend the polling and counting process, their absence does not impair the
course of the elections, as “The right of the candidate or his/her agent to
enter the polling hall and attend the counting process means that it is not
required of either of them to be present and that their absence does not
affect the validity of the polling or counting process as long as neither of
them was prevented from attending.” This was evident in Appeal No. (3)
against the 2006 parliamentary elections dated 4 December 2006.
12. Regarding the polling process, the rulings of the Court of Cassation
emphasized the secrecy of the voting process and indicated that the voter
has full freedom to choose the candidate he/she deems appropriate, and
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