RIYADH: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry set up a special committee to guarantee a free and fair election for the new board of directors of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI). Businessmen and businesswomen will compete to grab 10 seats in the election scheduled on Oct. 15.
“Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Zainal Alireza ordered the constitution of a supervising committee under Ibrahim Al-Harbi with Saeed Al-Otaiby and Abdullah Al-Nasyan as members,” said Abdul Malik Al-Sinani, acting deputy secretary-general of the RCCI.
“All the technical and operational preparations for the election to the RCCI’s board of directors are in place,” said Al-Sinani.
Another technical team set up by the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce will review the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the election.
Al-Sinani said that the technical team tested the safety of electronic voting machines that were successfully used in the last election.
“Businesswomen contesting for seats on the board is a special feature of the election this year,” he said.
“A special section would be prepared for the voting of women members,” he said. “The entry of women into the fray, which ought to be encouraged as it is a natural development after their entry to the business world, will be a rich experience.”
Following elections in Jeddah and the Eastern Province, this will be the third time that Saudi women will be able to run for office at a Saudi chamber.
Two Saudi businesswomen swept to an unprecedented victory in elections to the board of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the first polls in which women stood as candidates in the Kingdom in November 2005.
---Arab News
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