Municipal councils may extend term

By MOHAMMED AL A'ALI
MANAMA: Bahrain's five municipal councils expect to continue their term until the end of the year. The four-year term officially ends on September 17, but a date for elections has not yet been announced, with councillors expecting it to be in November, after Eid.
Muharraq Municipal Council chairman Mohammed Al Wazzan said they were expecting a letter officially extending the term from Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
"Under the constitution, unless a new council is elected, the old council would continue in its role and since elections are expected in November, then the new councils will assume power either at the end of December, or next year," he told the GDN yesterday. "We will continue serving the people, the role we have been elected for, until we are voted off and others replace us."