Manama: Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Secretary-general Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani congratulated His Majesty King Hamad, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, and Bahrain’s citizens on the ongoing parliamentary and municipal election process that attests to the keenness of His Majesty on consolidating the principles of freedom, equality and partnership.
The GCC chief said that the participation in the elections is the citizen’s inalienable right ensured by the Constitution; it is a national duty and responsibility of all citizens to choose their representatives in the Council of Representatives and municipal councils, involving the citizens in the kingdom’s decision-making process, prosperity and progress towards its goals.
Dr Al Zayani added that the present democratic atmospheres, elected chambers, popular interaction and media presence mirror the heightened awareness of the Bahraini people and their sense of national responsibility, and affirm the people are confidently and surely on the right track towards a bright future.
He commended the organisational steps taken by the concerned agencies, the Interior Ministry and the Ministry of Justice to ensure the serene, positive poll process. He said the popular participation in the election process attests to the Bahraini people’s high sense of national duty, awareness about the importance of the democratic practise in order to achieve more progress, prosperity and elevation in the kingdom. He expressed pride in the Bahraini people’s perpetual traits of loyalty, perseverance and resolve to carry on the democratic and civilisational progress in the kingdom.