Shura Council Elections Archives

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Newly-elected Shura Council to benefit all Qataris, voters say

Results are expected to be announced on Saturday evening. Hundreds of eligible voters have rushed to the polling stations early on Saturday to cast their vote for the country’s long-awaited…

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The Round up

The Round Up | 15 September 2021

Top stories on #TheRoundUp today ????️ Qatar’s Shura Council election candidate list ???????? Blinken grilled over ‘fatally flawed’ Afghanistan withdrawal ???? 60-bed field hospital donated by Qatar arrives in Seychelles…

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Is Qatar’s Shura election a step towards ‘western democracy’?

Democracy is not the sole purpose of the Shura Council elections, but rather it is designed to strengthen and activate pluralism and nationwide participation writes Dr Hend Al Muftah. Over…

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A dive into elections in the GCC

For the first time in its history, Qatar is set to host the long-anticipated and first ever Shura Council elections on 2 October after years of delay. The Shura Council…

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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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Traditions and limits: How candidates are campaigning for Qatar’s first Shura Council elections

Various campaigns have kicked off for the upcoming Shura Council election, but how do they look compared to international strategies? Over the past week or so, hundreds of candidate posters…

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Qatar’s Shura Council election: A view from the west

For Qatar, the test is not to see the election as a move toward western-style democracy but rather as an exercise in empowerment , writes William Law. The election of…

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Five things to know about the Shura Council

The long-anticipated elections will be held on 2 October. Qatar is less than two weeks away from holding its historic Shura Council elections, the first legislative vote in the Gulf…

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Will the new elected Shura Council be kinder to migrant workers?

In theory, and despite voting being understandably limited to Qatari citizens, the Shura Council is supposed to serve the general public. But it remains to be seen if it will…

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