Shura Council Elections Archives

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Qatar’s first legislative elections see 63.5% voter turnout as women fail to break through

Qataris headed to 30 different polls across the nation and accounted for an almost 64% voter turnout at its first legislative election. Voter turnout for Saturday’s Shura Council elections has…

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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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Preliminary list of Shura Council election nominees revealed

Over 300 Qataris have been named on the preliminary list of Shura Council nominees ahead of the elections in October. The preliminary list of candidates for Qatar’s Shura Council elections…

4 min

Climate change among top issues for incoming Shura Council: official

Those eligible can cast their votes for the much-awaited Shura Council elections on October 2. The upcoming Shura Council will have to tackle challenging environmental issues and develop related laws…

5 min

Qatar’s Shura election committee warns against cyberattacks

Attempts to exploit Qatar’s first Shura Council elections have been made in recent weeks. Qatar’s election committee has issued a list of guidelines for all candidates in a bid to…

3 min

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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Qatar unveils date for historic Shura Council election

Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has issued decree NO. 40 of 2021 that sets the date to elect new Shura Council members. Qatar’s Shura Council elections will…

4 min

Nationality debate sparks ahead of Qatar’s Shura Council elections

Provisions on voters and candidates for Qatar’s upcoming Shura Council Elections have caused heated debates on social media. As Qatar edges closer to its first historic Shura Council elections in…

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