Sunday 26 / January / 2025
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman will witness elections of members of municipal councils for the third term starting from 7 am to 7 pm tomorrow, through the “Entakhib” application, which will be used for the first time.
According to the Ministry of Interior, the total candidates reached 727, including 27 women, to choose 126 representatives from them. In addition, total Omani voters are 731,767, who will vote through the "I vote" application.
The Ministry of Interior had previously announced the readiness of all committees operating in the municipal council elections for the third term, and full readiness for the electoral process on the voting day, which was set on December 25 for voters in Oman.
The "I vote" application was designed according to security standards while taking all precautions for voting confidentially, and it requires the availability of a smartphone with NFC support, internet connection, a valid ID card, and that the voter should be registered in the electoral register, and the application available on online stores can be downloaded for smart phones, for IOS and Android, where the application requires taking a photo of the voter’s original ID card from both sides.
