The decision of the Head of State to raise the representation of women in the Federal National Council to 50% comes into force
His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, issued Decree No. (1) for the year 2019 on raising the representation of women in the Federal National Council to 50% and thus entering into force in conjunction with the next legislative term of the Council.
The decision comes within the framework of the preparations for the elections of the Federal National Council scheduled for next October. The resolution included amendments to some provisions of the Supreme Council Resolution No. (4) of 2006 regarding determining the method of selecting the UAE representatives in the Federal National Council and its amendments, The representation of women in the FNC to "50%".
The President's decision contained three main articles. Article 1 stipulates that the representation of women in each emirate in the Federal National Council shall not be less than 50% of the number of representatives of the Emirate. The decision of the head of the document is based on the decision of the Supreme Council of the Federation, Representation of women in the Federal National Council, according to the following items:
– The first item: The Governor of each emirate may determine the number of seats that women will win when electing representatives of the Emirate in the Council.
– Second item: This number shall not exceed "half" the number required to be elected in the Emirate.
Article 3: The number of seats reserved for women in the elections shall be announced by the Ruler's Court before the opening of the candidature, provided that such number does not exceed the "half" required for election in the Emirate.
– Article 4: Women who have the highest number of women candidates shall win the seats of women candidates, unless the results of the elections result in women winning directly the women's seats.
Article 5: The Ruler of the Emirate shall complete the percentage specified for women when appointing "half" the number of representatives of his other emirates in the Federal National Council.
Article (2) of the resolution provides for the addition of a representative of the National Media Council to the membership of the National Elections Commission. Article 3 requires that the National Elections Commission issue all necessary instructions to implement the provisions of this decision, Yield results.
The historic decision to raise the representation of Emirati women in the FNC to "50%" reinforces the UAE's political development process since the founding of the Union. It is also an important milestone in the political empowerment program launched by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Maktoum In order to create the conditions necessary for the preparation of more participatory and larger citizens in the public life, and to activate the role of the Federal National Council and to enable it to be a supporting, guiding and supportive authority for the executive authority. It should be a more capable and effective council in line with the issues of And the values of true participation and the approach of the Shura, through a gradual process through a process that will lead to more participation and interaction among the people of the homeland.
The resolution also enhances women's political empowerment and makes the UAE's parliamentary experience a model for modern parliamentary experiences around the world, especially with regard to women's political empowerment.
It is worth noting that the UAE women's representation in the FNC is half the number of seats in the next FNC, preceded by other steps in the political empowerment of Emirati women. Which was considered the highest Arab .. As the woman assumed the presidency of the Federal National Council during its sixteenth legislative term "2015-2019" in the precedent is the first in the Arab world.
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