The Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) has called on those wishing to run for the upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections to register for its election candidates’ training programme through the institute’s website, bipd.org, as part of the specialised phase of the National Programme for Parliamentary and Municipal Elections, “Darrib” (Training 2).
Held in person, the programme will kick off on June 19 at the BIPD’s premises in Umm Al-Hassam.
According to BIPD, participants must be Bahrainis aged 30 at least. They must be potential candidates for the upcoming parliamentary or municipal elections, and must have filled in the registration form on its website.
BIPD said that seats are limited and that priority will be given to those who have not attended the previous stages of the programme.
The programme features workshops and sepecialised training courses, namely a workshop on the constitutional and legal framework for the electoral and parliamentary process, a training course on the professional management of the electoral campaign, a workshop on the basics and principles of municipal work, a training course on the conduct of the ideal candidate, a workshop on the basics and principles of parliamentary work and a training session on the required skills to be influential and win support.
The programme aims to introduce potential electoral candidates to the most important topics they need in order to provide them with sufficient information that will help them to conduct a successful electoral campaign, and prepare them to be able to deal with the electoral process professionally and proficiently.
It is worth noting that the second edition of the National Programme for Parliamentary and Municipal Elections features several stages, with the first focusing on planning to run for election and the second focusing on providing candidates with the necessary election-related legal information and the required campaigning skills. As for the third or specialised stage, it targets candidates, media personnel, observers and youth, and provides them with the necessary information they need throughout the electoral process. Meanwhile, the fourth and last stage focuses on raising voters’ awareness on various aspects of the electoral process.
