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Qatar to hold referendum on
measure to abandon legislative
elections, Amir says
Qatar's first legislative election was approved in a 2003 constitutional referendum, but did not take
place until 2021
Published: Tue 15 Oct 2024, 4:00 PM
Updated: Tue 15 Oct 2024, 4:39 PM
The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, says Qatar wants to avoid
tensions between families and tribes that the electoral process had sparked. — Reuters
Qatar will hold a rare referendum for citizens to vote on a set of constitutional
amendments, including a proposal that would abandon an effort to introduce elections,
the Gulf Arab state's Amir said on Tuesday.
Qatar held its first ever elections in 2021 to choose two-thirds of the members of the
advisory Shura Council. The elections sparked rare tribal tensions in Qatar after some
members of a main Bedouin tribe found themselves ineligible to vote in the poll.
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mena/qatar-to-hold-referendum-on-measure-to-abandon-
legislative-elections-amir-says
