Six winners of the FNC elections, held on October 5, are among their parliamentary seats in the new composition of the FNC, before the National Election Commission (NEC) announced today, the final list of candidates winning the elections, after the Appeals Committee considered six applications for appeal. Against candidates in five emirates.
The National Elections Commission (NEC) announces today the final list of the 20 candidates who won the elections of the Federal National Council (FNC), marking the fourth legislative elections in the UAE since the launch of the political empowerment program launched by HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE. 2015, and came into force in 2016.
According to a well-informed source, the Appeals Committee of the National Elections Commission received six appeals, including one from Abu Dhabi and one from Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah. As well as some of the candidates named in the preliminary list of winners of the elections, in turn, the Committee considered these appeals from all administrative and legal aspects.
The source told «Emirates Today», that the National Elections Commission will announce the final list this afternoon, to include 20 winners in the names included in the preliminary list, which was announced at the end of the election day on the fifth of October.
He stated that there are six candidates from the winners of the elections, from the emirates of Dubai and Ajman, who ensured their names in the final list of winners in the electoral process, including four from Dubai, namely: «Hamad Ahmed Al-Rahoomi, Osama Ahmed Abdullah Al-Shafar, Maryam Majid Khalfan Bin Thaniah, and Sarah Mohammed Amin Falaknaz, and two from Ajman, are: «Ahmed Hamad Bushhab Al Suwaidi, and Hind Humaid bin Hindi Al Alili», citing the reason for not filing any appeals against them or against the conduct of polling and counting in their emirates.
The source pointed out that if the Appeals Committee considers that the six appeals considered last Thursday, ineffective or caused impediment, integrity and transparency of the electoral process, in any way, the National Elections Commission will announce the conversion of the preliminary list of winners to a final list, to include In addition to the six members, 14 others, including four from Abu Dhabi, were: Suhail Nakhira Al Afari, Khalfan Rashid Al Shamsi, Naima Abdulrahman Al Mansouri, Moza Mohammed Musalam Al Amri, and three from Sharjah: Hamid Ali Al Shamsi and Adnan Hamad. Al-Hammadi, and the slaves of Khalfan al-Ghoul » They are: «Yousef Abdullah Batran Al Shehhi, Saeed Rashid Abdullah Al Abedi, Ahmed Abdullah Mohammed Al Shehhi», in addition to two members in Umm Al Quwain, namely: «Mohammed Issa Obaid Al-Kashf, and virgin Hassan Humaid bin Rakad», and two winners in Fujairah, namely: «Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Al-Yamahi, and Sabreen Hassan Saeed Al-Yamahi ».
The Committee expressed its great pleasure to complete the fourth electoral elections with great success and a noticeable increase in the rates of political participation by members of the electoral bodies in the various emirates, which witnessed an increase (48.5%), compared to the percentage of voting recorded in 2015, stressing that voters formed the heartbeat To the electoral process by their keenness to participate in the elections, and to come to the polling stations and cast their votes in this national eligibility par excellence.
The Committee also extended its sincere thanks to all citizens who interacted with the electoral process, through their candidacy for the elections, whether in the initial or final lists, pointing out that they all took on the responsibility of running to represent the issues of the country and the citizen under the dome of the Federal National Council, and strengthen its legislative role, which integrates with the role of The executive branch, opposing their programs to members of electoral bodies across the country.
The Commission expressed its appreciation to the media of all kinds, as they were supporters of the National Elections Commission, to reach out to the segments of society, and enhance their awareness of the electoral process.