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With the start of the election campaign, the head of the Supreme Committee for the Syrian People's Council Elections, Mohammad Taha Al-Ahmad, announced that voting for the People's Council will begin next Sunday.

Al-Ahmad stated in remarks to the SANA agency today (Monday) that the election campaign begins today and ends next Friday evening, with next Saturday being a day of electoral silence.

The head of the Supreme Committee for the Syrian People's Council Elections pointed out that the number of candidates has reached 1,578, with women making up 14% of them.

According to the agency, the sub-committee for the People's Council Elections in Damascus received applications for candidacy for council membership on the last day of the specified deadline, amid a wide turnout from members of the electoral body.

This step comes as part of the preparations for holding the elections after completing the formation of electoral bodies in all provinces, in a first-time experience at the level of Syria.

Member of the Supreme Committee for the People's Council Elections, Lara Aizouqi, clarified in a statement to "SANA" that the committee reached yesterday the most important result it has been striving for over the past months, which is the candidacy for membership in the People's Council after forming the electoral bodies in the provinces. She noted that the turnout for candidacy was significant, especially since this experience is the first of its kind in Syria.

Regarding women's participation, Aizouqi stated that their representation rate in Damascus reached 31.9%, confirming that this percentage is encouraging and hoping that the number of participating women will be good and equivalent to the percentage present within the electoral body.

For his part, the head of the sub-committee for the People's Council Elections in Damascus, Osama Rifaiya, confirmed that the committee began receiving applications for candidacy for members of the electoral body on Saturday.

The Supreme Committee for the Syrian People's Council Elections had set October 5 as the date for electing members of the council.