Qatar has opened a snap poll to decide whether to end its limited voting for legislative seats. The measure is likely to pass and end its short-lived experiment in electing members of the country’s advisory Shura Council.
This is a locator map for the Gulf Cooperation Council member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar , Oman, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar opened a snap poll Tuesday to decide whether to end its limited voting for legislative seats, a measure likely to pass and end its short-lived experiment in
Voting will run until 7 p.m. and results are expected on Wednesday. All Qatari employees in the country also were granted permission to leave work beginning from 11 a.m. to vote. The vote will “strengthen the social fabric in the most beautiful image and form, which honestly represents an important stage in the country’s victorious march and its national unity,” the news agency added.Here’s a look at what came out of Blinken’s 11th trip to the Middle EastQatar first introduced plans for legislative elections in its 2003 constitution, but authorities repeatedly postponed implementing the vote.
But the election created problems in the energy-rich nation. Electoral law distinguishes between born and naturalized Qatari citizens and bars the latter from electoral participation. Human Rights Watch described the system as “discriminatory,” excluding thousands of Qataris from running or voting. The disqualifications sparked minor protests that led to several arrests.
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