HNEC: All municipal election polling centers closed without security breaches
By 6 p.m., local time, the Chairman of the Commission's main operations room, Ashraf Hammouda, confirmed that all targeted municipal polling stations had closed without any notable security breaches, according to an HNEC statement.
Polling centers had opened at 9 a.m. in the 26 municipal councils. While elections were initially planned in 63 municipalities, the Commission confirmed that voting could not take place in 37 municipalities for various reasons, including attacks on HNEC offices and instructions from security agencies affiliated with the parallel government to halt voting in 27 municipalities. News Tagged: HNEC municipal elections
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