The Head of the High Council of State (HCS) Mohammed Takala, announced that the second round of elections for the presidency of the HCS will be repeated on August 20 if the judiciary does not decide on it.
Takala explained in a video statement that this step comes out of keenness to embody the democratic process and in an effort to maintain the cohesion of the HCS, as well as after extensive consultation with the members of the HCS.
Takala added that choosing this timing comes with the aim of avoiding those who wanted impose a state of division on the council, considering that re-election is a compromise that preserves gains and avoids division and does not favor one party over the other.
Takala stressed that the voting process is a real opportunity for everyone to prove their worthiness of the trust of the council members, considering that whoever believes in himself that he is more worthy should not fear another round of re-election.
The ex-Head of the HCS, Khalid Al-Mishri, said that the announcement by Takala to postpone the round of elections to August 20 was "invalid", considering that he is the legitimate Head of the HCS and would begin performing his duties based on the results of the elections.
Al-Mishri pointed out that Takala referred the dispute over the ballot paper to the judiciary "despite his prior knowledge that the judiciary does not have jurisdiction over this dispute," noting that the council's internal regulations stipulate that its legal committee has jurisdiction to resolve this dispute, stressing that this referral is nothing but an attempt to buy time.
Al-Mishri said that the council's internal regulations stipulated that the term of the presidency office of the council is only one year from the date of the election of the presidency office, and therefore Takala's term of office ended with the election and the legal term.
