MUSCAT: The voting hours for the ninth term of Majlis Al Shura election has been extended till 9pm in all wilayats, according to the main committee that overlooks the electoral process.
In a statement issued online, the election committee said it has decided to extend the timings based on requests from various centres that faced technical glitches during the day.
According to reports, the voter turnout has been impressive as eligible voters continued to throng the centres even in the afternoon.
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According to the Ministry of Interior, which oversees the election process, all the voting centres were well organised in terms of receiving and guiding the voters in exercising their franchise in all the governorates.
“All the centres have higher voter turnout”, Oman News Agency said quoting the ministry.
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