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Merge 104.8 | 17 May 2020
Oman’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced the postponement of third-term municipal elections based on the approval of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.
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In a statement issued online today [Sunday, May 17], the MoI has confirmed that current elected municipal officials will remain in their posts until such a time as a new election is called.
The MoI also elaborated further that the postponement comes in light of the ongoing global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and efforts to further reduce its spread in the Sultanate. The Ministry has said that it will announce the new timings for the elections at a later date.
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story.
