Girls School, Public Center No. (5) Bahrain International Airport, Public Center No. (8) Ministry of
Education Hall, Public Center No. (9) Wadi Alsail Primary Intermediate Boys School, Public Center
No. (10) Awali Club, Public Center No. (11) Bahrain International Circuit (Sakhir), Public Center
No. (12) Askar Primary Intermediate Boys School, Public Center No. (13) University of Bahrain, and
Public Center No. (14) Muharraq Sport Club.
32. About sixteen (16) Provincial Centers in the four governorates of the Kingdom were visited, namely:
Muharraq Secondary Girls School, Hassan Bin Thabit Primary Boys School, Hidd Secondary Girls
School, Ruqaya Primary Girls School, Isa Town Primary Boys School, East Rifaa Secondary Boys
School, Uqba Bin Nafea Primary Boys School, West Riffa Secondary Girls School, East Riffa Primary
Girls School, Zallaq Primary Intermediate Girls School, Al Dora Center, Jidhafs Intermediate Boys
School, Hamad Town Primary Boys School, Ghazi Al Qusaibi Secondary Girls School, Al A’ahd Al
Zaher Secondary Girls School, and Ibn Tufail Primary Boys School.
33. Accordingly, this report is based on all the stages of the electoral process, which commenced from
the stage of calling for election and nomination, registration in voters’ lists and objections on such,
followed by receiving candidacy applications, objections and appeals lodged on such, reaching
electoral propaganda and electoral silence.
34. Observing and monitoring the proceedings of voting day followed, starting with the pre-voting
stage, voting stage itself, counting and announcing results stage, and finally the stage of receiving
and settling elections appeals. The report of the NIHR ends with a set of concluding observations
and recommendations, which aim at ensuring the full enjoyment of the right to stand for election
and to vote, and the free, impartial, and transparent conduct of the electoral process.
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