His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime Minister emphasized that the complementary elections shall be conducted on time emanating from the government’s keenness to consecrate democracy which is a pre-requirement for construction of modern civil statehood and an expression of our commitment to citizens’ rights to participate according to their discretion and own free volition and to decide on the candidate(s) of their own choice who will realize their aspirations and ambitions within the frame of the state’s highest interest and the common consensus between the attained by all Bahraini community spectrums.
Everybody is requested to participate springing from a sense of responsible citizenship and contribute effectively in boosting our progressive march of democratisation to provide the appropriate atmospheres for renaissance and progress and achieving security and stability, maintenance of freedoms, respect of lawful rights in the light of the principles of righteousness, justice and egalitarianism.
The feats we have achieved so far in our democratic march are attributable to the wise leadership and the Bahraini people’s awareness and these achievements will enable us – upon divine help – to continue the march towards the future in firm strides and sincere commitment and enable us to surmount hurdles in order that life returns back to normal because we – grace be unto Allah – possess our national heritage, cultural components and democratic march which will realize success and provide our people with the dignified living they deserve.
The government’s competent bodies have made the required legal and administrative arrangements to ensure the elections’ proceed easily and to provide protection and security to all participants because the right to nomination and election has been ensured by the Constitution.