Press syndicate begins receiving candidacy applications for elections

CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - A committee to supervise the upcoming elections of the Syndicate of Journalists, started on Sunday receiving candidacy applications for chairman post and board membership.

The process will last for five days, said the panel's chairman Gamal Abdel-Rahim, adding that application forms had been prepared to be filled out by the candidates.

The accepted candidates will be named on Thursday, he noted.

The mid-term polls, to be held on March 1, will see a new chairman and six fresh board members elected.