According to the National Elections Commission, women have secured 35% of the 20 seats reserved for the FNC elections, indicating that the representation of women in the Council (50%) will be completed by appointment.

The committee will open its doors on Sunday to receive applications from members of electoral bodies wishing to stand for election to the 17th legislative term of the Federal National Council, which is scheduled to be held from September 22 to October 5.

In detail, the decisions of the Supreme Council members and the rulers of the UAE on the female seats to be contested in the FNC elections, in accordance with the President's decision to increase the representation of women in Parliament to 50%, resulted in the allocation of seven electoral seats for women. , 35% of the total seats allocated for the election of the 20 members of the Council.

According to the Federal Supreme Council Resolution No. 1 of 2019, the Federal National Council will be formed in its 17th legislative term, of 40 members representing the various emirates of the state, half of whom will be elected by direct free ballot, while the other half will be selected by appointment of the rulers of the UAE rulers. Representing each emirate equally between men and women, where the seats of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi parliamentary eight seats, four for men and women for the same, and the same in the Emirate of Dubai, while the emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah with six seats each three for men and three for women, while the emirates of Ajman Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain have four seats each; two for men and two for women.

According to the decisions of the Rulers of the UAE, five emirates achieved the expected ratios on the electoral seats for women. Seven of them included women in the National Electoral Council, including two candidates from Abu Dhabi and one from Dubai, in addition to one from each of the emirates of Ajman, Fujairah and Umm While the emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah preferred to open the way for women to compete with men, without specifying electoral seats for them, provided that the 50% of the female seats are completed by appointment according to the election results.

The announcement of the allocation of seats for women in implementation of the decision of the Supreme Council of the Union, and the decision of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, to establish mechanisms for the formation of the Federal National Council, which set two mechanisms for women's representation in Parliament, the first selection of members of the Council by election, while granted The second mechanism is the right of the Ruler's Court in each Emirate to choose women by combining the two methods (election or appointment) together to ensure that 50% representation of women in the Council is reached.

According to the electoral guide recently issued by the National Elections Commission, if the Ruler chooses the method of appointment, there is no system of allocating seats through elections (such as in Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah). To announce the opening of candidacy, the number of seats won by women through election, (as happened in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain) to complete the 50% allocated to women in the nomination of members appointed, in accordance with the text of Article II of the Council decision Supreme Union M 4 for the year 2006.

The electoral guide pointed out that according to the decision of His Highness the President of the State, wins the seats specified for women, citizens who get the highest votes among all candidates, without considering the order of the list of candidates (men and women) the highest votes, meaning that if the list of candidates for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi or The first two men (with the most votes) will be declared winners, then the first two women (with the most votes) will be declared winners, without taking into account their ranking in the voting list, while the decision to allocate women seats does not apply. In the event that the results of selection Pat women win seats directly specific to them.

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Feminist elements have secured a presence in the National Council in elections. Among them are two candidates from Abu Dhabi, one from Dubai and one from Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain.

Workshop for the Executive Committee at Ajman Committee

The Ajman Committee of the National Elections Commission (NEC) organized a training workshop for the executive team on the registration system and the financial collection system in the Emirate Committee.

The workshop included several axes, most notably how to register candidates according to the electronic program prepared by the National Elections Commission, to ensure more accurate data storage, in addition to easy access to many technical reports through this system.

Chairman of Ajman Committee, Rashid Abdul Rahman bin Jubran Al Suwaidi, confirmed that the workshop discussed the details related to the registration of candidates and briefed the executive team on the registration procedures and the legal rules governing it.

He noted the importance of the workshop in providing the team with the technical skills and the ability to complete the required transactions with high accuracy.

He reiterated Ajman's full readiness for the Federal National Council elections 2019, calling on all to cooperate and participate in the success of this national event, and to strengthen the march of the successes achieved by the State in the previous sessions of the Council elections.

In addition, the Ajman Emirate Committee - which is part of the National Elections Commission - has completed its awareness campaign by distributing brochures and leaflets on the electoral process in various government departments in the Emirate. They included the definition of the event, starting with the executive instruction booklet for the council elections and the voter and candidate guide, in order to reach the largest segment of society.

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The Ras Al Khaimah National Election Commission confirms its readiness

Ras Al Khaimah's Federal National Council (FNC) 2019 elections committee has confirmed its readiness to support the electoral process.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Humaid bin Abdullah Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Office of His Highness the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah and Chairman of the Committee, visited the Candidate Registration Center, which is scheduled to open from 18 to 22 August, in the Cultural Center Hall in Ras Al Khaimah.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Humaid Al Qasimi listened to a detailed explanation of the capabilities and services available at the center, which was equipped to the highest standards, to provide the best distinctive services to support this national event, in the presence of members of the Amiri Diwan Advisor, Mohammed Ahmed Al-Kait, and Director General of Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Department , Munther Mohammed bin Shokr Al Zaabi, and Director General of the Department of Antiquities and Museums in Ras Al Khaimah, Ahmed Obaid Al Tunaiji.

He stressed that the RAK Election Committee has the support of His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and the follow-up of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah and Chairman of the Executive Council. In support of the electoral process of 2019, he expressed his thanks and appreciation to the members of the Commission, the team and volunteers.

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