Five members of the Federal National Council (FNC) have announced their intention to re-run for the upcoming council elections, about 13% of the total of the members of the Council (40 members), including three members who succeeded in the previous Council elections and two members appointed by their Highnesses Rulers of the UAE.

In addition, four members of the previous elections announced their intention not to run again and to suffice with the previous parliamentary elections, most notably the first deputy speaker of the National Council, Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalita. Five other elected members preferred not to rush to announce the decision to run again, Enough to think and evaluate the experience.

The FNC consists of 40 members, of whom 20 are selected by their Highnesses as members of the Supreme Council of Rulers of the UAE, while the other 20 are selected by direct election (four from Abu Dhabi, four from Dubai, three from Sharjah, three from Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, two from Fujairah, and two from Umm Al Quwain).

Emirates Al-Youm conducted a survey of the views of a large number of elected FNC members during the 16th legislative elections held at the end of 2015 to determine their position on the re-election experience. The poll ended in four directions. Again, the second rejecting the experiment, and the third who postponed their decision after opening the door to get enough time to think, while the latter is related to members whose positions of candidacy ambiguity.

According to the official schedule of the National Elections Commission, the opening of the candidacy for the Federal National Council elections will be announced on August 7, 2019. The Emirates committees will begin to register applications from 18 to 22 August, September 22 to October 5, according to the days set by the committee.

According to the poll, three members of the Council who had been successful in the 2015 elections indicated their intention to re-run in the 2019 version, led by the current member of the Council for the Emirate of Dubai and his current observer, Hamad Ahmed Al Rahoumi, who took the decision to run early in order to meet the demands and pressures of hundreds of his followers and friends On the social networking pages, and thousands of citizens, becoming the first council member to run for the third time in a row, especially in the last two electoral years he managed to achieve the highest voter turnout.

The two members of the council, Jamal al-Hai (Dubai), and Salam al-Nakhi (Ras Al Khaimah), who quickly reacted to the citizens' requests and decided to re-enter the experiment, pledged two electoral programs to achieve it. The hopes and aspirations of citizens.

Five other members, Saeed Saleh Al Rumaithi, Saleh Bin Othaith Al Ameri (Abu Dhabi), Mohammed Al Kutbi (Sharjah), Mohammed Al Yamahi (Fujairah) and Salim Abdulla Al Shamsi (Ajman) also preferred to re-run. The second is the commitment to the election schedule, which set dates for the announcement of candidature.

On the other hand, three members revealed their decision not to re-run the election this year, led by First Vice President Marwan Ahmed bin Ghalaita (Dubai), who assured Emirates today of his pride in the eight years he spent in the Federal National Council, Al-Falasi (Dubai), Ahmed Yousef Al-Naimi (Ras Al Khaimah) and Khalifa Suhail Al Mazrouei (Abu Dhabi), who achieved the highest electoral record in the last election. Voices of all candidates.

On the other hand, the positions of the other nine members have been ambiguous. None of them has revealed what they intend to do in the coming period, whether by re-election, thinking about it or refusing to repeat the experience.

The two members of the council, Na'imah Abdullah Al-Sharhan (Ras Al Khaimah) and Aisha Salem Bin Samnaouh (Sharjah), announced their intention to run for the next electoral version to interfere with the council through elections instead of appointing them. , Which encouraged them to repeat the experience after they have the balance and parliamentary experience.

In accordance with the Executive Regulations, if a member of the Federal National Council ends his legislative term, he wishes to re-run for the Council elections. He shall be considered to be suspended from the performance of his functions in the Council from the date of the announcement of the lists of the final candidates. And if the Council is invited to an emergency session, it will not be included in the invitation as it has become a member of the Council.

The Executive Instructions allow each member of an electoral body to run for membership of the Council when it meets several conditions, starting with being a citizen of one of the emirates of the State, permanently resident in the Emirate he represents in the Council, not less than 25 years of age and having civil status. , Who has not previously been convicted of an offense against honor, unless he has been rehabilitated in accordance with the law and has sufficient knowledge of literacy.

Application for candidacy

The instructions allow a student to run for the National Elections to apply for candidature to the Emirate Committee according to the approved form during the period prescribed for the candidacy, accompanied by the payment of AED 1000 to the National Committee's treasury. This amount is non-refundable. The candidate may amend his candidacy by notifying the Committee The Emirate may do so in accordance with the approved model within the period determined by the National Committee, taking into account the relevant provisions of the applicable Human Resources Law. A member of the Electoral Commission who holds a public office shall be entitled to run for office. Date of announcement of lists of final candidates.