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President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the Presidential Resolution No. (1) of 2019 towards raising women's representation in the Federal National Council (FNC) to 50 per cent with effect from the upcoming legislative cycle.
Issued in the run-up to the fourth cycle of FNC elections that are scheduled to take place in October 2019, the resolution modifies certain provisions of the Federal Supreme Council Resolution No. (4) of 2006 concerning the manner of electing the emirates' representatives in the Federal National Council and its amendments.
The Presidential Resolution comprises three main articles.
Article one states that women must account for no less than 50 per cent of the total representatives of each emirate in FNC.
The resolution outlines the following rules for ensuring the stipulated number of women representatives:
1. The ruler of each emirate may determine the number of seats allocated for women when electing the emirate's representatives in FNC.
2. This number shall not exceed half of the total number of elected representatives of the emirate.
3. The office of the ruler of each emirate will announce the number of seats allocated for women in the elections before opening the candidature.
4. Female candidates with the highest number of votes in each emirate shall win the allocated seats.
5. The ruler of the emirate can appoint women to fill the remaining seats allocated to female candidates to complete the required 50 per cent.
Article 2 of the resolution requires the inclusion of a representative of the National Media Council in the National Election Committee (NEC).
Meanwhile, Article 3 stipulates that NEC shall issue all necessary regulations to implement the provisions of this resolution to ensure the integrity of the electoral process and its results.
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