Muscat: Twenty candidates, including two women, have withdrawn their candidature from the elections for the seventh term of the Majlis Al Shura in Oman.
A total of 1,306 candidates, including 82 women, had filed their nominations but after withdrawals 1,286 candidates are in the fray, including a record number of 80 women.
"This time around, the social media seems to be a favoruite tool among most candidates and women candidates are using it in a big way," said Al Haribi, who is the first head of the country's only independent think-tank - Tawasul.
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Muscat: Twenty candidates, including two women, have withdrawn their candidature from the elections for the seventh term of the Majlis Al Shura in Oman.
A total of 1,306 candidates, including 82 women, had filed their nominations but after withdrawals 1,286 candidates are in the fray, including a record number of 80 women.
"This time around, the social media seems to be a favoruite tool among most candidates and women candidates are using it in a big way," said Al Haribi, who is the first head of the country's only independent think-tank - Tawasul.
Read the whole story at gulfnews