The final list of candidates for the elections of the Federal National Council, scheduled to be held on the fifth of October, settled on 496 male and female representatives from all emirates, including 316 male candidates, or nearly 64% of the total number of candidates, compared to 180 female candidates by 36% , Of the total number of final candidates in the election.
It is scheduled to announce the National Election Commission the full names of the candidates of the final lists, next Tuesday, to announce next Thursday, the date of the start of campaigning campaigns for the candidates.
In detail, the Appeals Committee announces today that it will not receive any objection requests against any of the applicants, according to the National Elections Commission with the closing of the receipt of objections, last week, with the announcement of the final lists of candidates, next Tuesday, which is expected to include 496 candidates, including 180 candidates.
According to the Committee, the final lists of candidates in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi comprise 134 candidates after one of the applicants announced their withdrawal, in Dubai 88 candidates and two candidates after the announcement of their withdrawal, in the Emirate of Sharjah 114 candidates, the number of candidates in the Emirate of Ajman 26 candidates, and in Ras Al-Khaimah has 61 candidates, and Umm Al-Quwain has 20 candidates. Finally, Fujairah has 53 candidates.
The final lists of candidates for the FNC elections included 180 women in various emirates, including 49 in Abu Dhabi, 37 in Dubai and 39 in Sharjah, 22 in Ras Al Khaimah, five in Ajman and five in Umm Al Quwain. Al Quwain has eight female candidates, in addition to 20 female candidates from Fujairah.
The number of male candidates in the final lists was 316, including 85 in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 51 in the Emirate of Dubai, 75 in the Emirate of Sharjah, 39 in Ras Al Khaimah, 21 in Ajman, 12 in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain and finally 33 candidates. In the Emirate of Fujairah.
It is scheduled to announce the National Elections Commission, on Thursday, the start of campaigning campaigns for the candidates, which will actually start from the eighth of September until Friday prayers on the fourth of next October.
The committee established a number of regulations governing the campaigns of the candidates, granting each candidate the right to express himself, to carry out any activity aimed at persuading voters to choose him, and to publicize his electoral program in full freedom, provided that the values and principles of society are maintained, and adherence to the regulations, rules and decisions in force in this regard Respect for public order, and not including in the election campaign ideas to incite religious, sectarian, tribal or ethnic intolerance towards others, and not to deceive or cheat voters by any means.
The list of propaganda controls also included not using the method of defamation, defamation, infringement or abuse of other candidates, directly or indirectly, and not including promises or programs outside the powers of the council member, while granting each candidate the right to present his electoral program in Local media, print and audio-visual, and holding press conferences and seminars, in accordance with the rules set by the executive instructions, and the controls set by the National Committee in this regard.
The committee prohibited spending on electoral advertising from public funds, or from the budget of ministries, institutions, companies, public bodies, and other official bodies of the state. It also prohibited the use of public institutions and facilities for electoral advertising, while allowing the candidate to receive donations from UAE natural or legal persons only, provided that Such donations shall not exceed the expenditure limit set for advertising campaigns, and the candidate shall submit a statement of account, with any donations, to the Emirate Committee.
The final lists of candidates in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 134 candidates.