23. With a deep commitment to ensuring fair competition, a peaceful democratic atmosphere, and promoting electoral awareness and transparency, the Supreme Committee for the General Supervision of Election Integrity held meetings with (11) civil society associations that had applied for election monitoring during the 2022 parliamentary and municipal elections. Additionally, the NIHR participated in these meetings, along with a total of (499) observers. 24. The Executive Administration for the 2022 parliamentary and municipal elections presented a detailed overview of the electoral process, highlighting the various stages under full judicial supervision. Following the presentation, representatives from civil society organizations and the NIHR provided their relevant observations, suggestions, and shared the challenges they faced in previous years while monitoring the electoral process. 25. Representatives from various organizations participated in the meeting, including the Bahrain Bar Society, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the Bahrain Transparency Society, the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, the Bahrain Human Rights Society, the Manama Center for Human Rights, Together for Human Rights Society, the Bahrain Public Relations Association, the Bahrain Society for National Reconciliation and Social Harmony, and the Bahrain Support Society. Additionally, the NIHR was also present. 26. The monitoring team of the NIHR selected a random sample of general and sub-polling stations, taking into account a fair geographic distribution across the four governorates. The purpose of these visits 15