United Arab Emirates parliamentary election, 2006
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The first elections ever to be held in the United Arab Emirates took place on 16 December, 18 December and 20 December 2006. Half of the Federal National Council, which has forty members, were elected.
Abu Dhabi and Fujairah voted on 16 December; Dubai and Ras al-Khaimah on 18 December; Sharjah, Ajmān and Umm al-Quwain on 20 December.[1] Only 6,595 of the more than 300,000 people over 18 years were allowed to vote, 1,163 of them women;[2] all of these voters were chosen by the rulers of the seven emirates.[3] One of the four seats in Abu Dhabi went to a woman, Amal Abdullah al-Kubaissi.[4]
It is expected that in the next elections in 2010 all members of the Federal National Council will be elected, that the powers of the Federal National Council will be expanded and that the right to vote will be granted to more people.[5]
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- ^ http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=18884
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