A parliament contender fighting in one of the most highly-contested seats believes he’s head-and-shoulders above the opposition with his novel upside-down election banner initiative.
In a bid to spark interest in his campaign, Abdullah Al Sehli – running for Muharraq’s Constituency Five (Galali, Amwaj Islands and Diyar Al Muharraq) – hopes he’s come up with a winning strategy.
He told the GDN that some of his supporters had tried to fix them under the impression that it was an advertising mistake or sign erection error but he promises it’s not without rhyme or reason.
“I’m running against 13 other candidates for Constituency Five so I wanted to do something different as part of my campaigning strategy,” he told the GDN.
“Election banners are supposed to stand out and I previously placed 30 banners the right-way up and no one contacted me. However, less than 24-hours after I flipped four banners my phone hasn’t stopped ringing!
“There is a riddle and meaning behind placing the banners this way round and I will announce the reason why 12-days prior to the election date.
“However, if someone figures it out and contacts me before then I promise that I will hire them as part of my team if I make it into Parliament!”
More than 500 Bahrainis are contesting for the 40 Parliament seats and 30 municipal council positions, with the much-awaited polls scheduled to be held on November 12.
A total of 334,713 citizens have been confirmed eligible to vote in the 2022 National Elections, compared with 365,467 citizens in 2018. The theme of this year’s poll is: “We vote for Bahrain”.
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