Lessons in elections for FNC candidates

Source: 
The National
Publication date: 
Aug 25 2015

ABU DHABI // Candidates for the Federal National Council will undergo a three-day workshop to prepare them for their upcoming election campaigns.

The workshops, run by the General Secretariat of the FNC, will include sessions on parliamentary knowledge and advice on how to organise their campaigns.

This includes: how to create a campaign team, how to communicate with the voters, how to set up the campaign budget and how to use social media, said Dr Mohammed Al Mazrouei, the secretary general of the council.

He said he hoped the workshops would help increase the candidates’ awareness about the electoral process and the role of the FNC.

The FNC elections would enable “the council to exercise its constitutional attributions and enhance the participation of citizens in decision making”, he said.

“The campaigns are one of the most critical factors in winning the election in general, despite the differences in the electoral experience and according to the specificity of each country.

“This is when candidates promote themselves and learn about their election programmes.”

Workshops take place in Abu Dhabi on September 2 in the Higher Colleges of Technology campus, on September 7 in The Cultural & Scientific Association for candidates from Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain, and September 9 in the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Community Development in Ras Al Khaimah for candidates from this emirate and Fujairah.

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