Female candidates disappointed in polls where turnout for the election of 30 members of the 45-seat Shura Council was at 63.5 percent. The results of Qatar’s first legislative council election have been announced, with none of the 26 female candidates winning at the polls. Qatari citizens voted on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state’s first legislative elections for two-thirds of …
Draft law for the partial election to the 45-member top advisory council outlines the rules under which the October vote will take place. Qatar’s cabinet has approved a draft law on the nation’s Shura Council elections that are scheduled for October, Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday. The draft law for the partial election to the 45-member top advisory council …
