Elections

The Martyr Yasser Arafat's party got 24 seats, the students’ initiative party won 6 and Martyr Ahmed Al-Kilani party, an alliance of the student unity party and independence, got 3 seats.

The election supervision committee said: “The number of students who voted was 4618 students representing 45.9% of the students who are entitled to vote, which are 10,061 students. The martyr Yasser Arafat party received 3215 votes, the students’ initiative party got 756, the martyr Ahmed Al-Kilani party won 410 votes, and the blank papers were 237.

The Elections Supervisory Committee said: “We have completed all preparations to ensure that the voting process goes smoothly and to legally meet the university regulations and laws regarding electing the students council. Stressing the students parties will ensure its fairness and transparent. The university will guarantee the freedom of voting and expressing opinion to all its students”. He stressed that the number of students who may vote on Sunday is 10,060 students from the university different faculties in addition to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

University President Prof. Dr. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri and his Assistant for Administrative and Financial Affairs Mr. Faleh Abu Arra, inspected the elections progress and ensured that all requirements for its success were provided. And thanked Elections Supervisory Committee and Labor Ministry for their efforts.