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Qatar to hold referendum on measure to

abandon legislative elections

Qatar held its first legislative elections in 2021 after being approved in a constitutional
referendum in 2003.
MENA
2 min read
The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 October, 2024

Qatar's Shura Council has legislative authority on some issues [Getty]

Qatar will hold a 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 emir 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.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on Tuesday called the elections "an
experiment" which was reviewed and led the government to propose the
constitutional amendments.

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