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10/16/24, 11:12 AM Qatar to hold referendum on measure to abandon legislative elections - World - Dunya News
Qatar to hold referendum on measure to abandon
legislative elections
Qatar to hold referendum on measure to abandon legislative elections
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DOHA (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 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" that was reviewed
and led the government to propose the constitutional amendments.
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