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Candidate registration for Qatar’s Shura Council election kicks off

Applications for candidate registration for Qatar’s Shura Council elections will run from Sunday to Thursday. The Supervisory Committee for the Shura Council elections will begin receiving registration for candidates of…

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Competition heats up as dozens of candidates withdraw from Shura Council race

The past few days have witnessed the withdrawal of a number of candidates from the Shura Council elections, bringing the total down from 284 to at least 248. Dozens of…

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Finalised list of Shura Council election candidates revealed

Qatar’s community now has their hands on the list of candidates to vote for when the Shura Council elections occur on October 2. The finalised candidates for Qatar’s Shura Council…

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Qatar FM says laws on Qatari participation can be amended post Shura election

The Shura Council’s nationality policies sparked debates and small-scale protests in the Gulf state. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani confirmed laws on who is eligible to participate…

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Sheikh Khalifa meets tribal elders as election law protests subside

The tribes were among those excluded by the Shura Council election laws that sparked debates in Qatar last week. Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani paid a visit to the…

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40 women submit nominations for Qatar’s Shura Council elections

An interview with a member of the Election Supervisory Committee confirmed that a considerable number of women had submitted their nominations. At least 40 women have submitted applications to register…

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All you need to know about Qatar’s first Shura Council elections

Qatar has approved an electoral law that paves the way to the country’s first Shura Council elections. Here’s all you need to know. Qatar is now three months away from…

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Shura Council election preparation in ‘full swing,’ Qatari official says

Qatar is readily preparing itself to host its first ever elections for the Shura Council. Preparations for the first-ever Shura Council vote, scheduled for October this year, are in full…

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Qatar’s Shura Council elections an ‘expansion of civil society’: analyst

Qatar’s Shura Council will hold its first-ever elections later this year, which experts say could promote more political participation. On Wednesday, Qatar’s Cabinet approved a draft law with provisions concerning…

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