Emirati women continue their active participation in the process of the Federal National Council elections.

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The National Elections Committee announced on Friday, the preliminary list of candidates for membership of the Federal National Council 2023 in all emirates of the country, after the end of the candidate registration stage, which lasted for four days.

The total number of candidates on the preliminary list for the Federal National Council elections are 309, distributed over the Emirates as follows: 118 candidates in Abu Dhabi, 57 candidates in Dubai, 50 candidates in Sharjah, 21 candidates in Ajman, 34 candidates in Ras Al Khaimah, 14 candidates in Umm Al Quwain, and 15 candidates in Fujairah.

Emirati women continue their active participation in the process of the Federal National Council elections during the fifth electoral cycle.

The initial list of candidates included (128) female candidates, representing 41% of the total number of candidates, and they are distributed over the Emirates as follows: 54 in the Abu Dhabi, 27 in Dubai, 19 in Sharjah, 12 in Ajman, 5 in Ras Al Khaimah, 5 in Umm Al Quwain, and 6 in the Emirate of Fujairah.

The initial list of candidates included 181 men, representing 59% of the total number of candidates, distributed over the Emirates as follows: 64 in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 30 in the Emirate of Dubai, 31 in the Emirate of Sharjah, 9 in the Emirate of Ajman, 29 in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, 9 in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, and 9 in the Emirate of Fujairah.

The preliminary list of candidates for membership of the Federal National Council 2023 in all emirates of the country witnessed the nomination of 36 young people from the age group from 25 to 35 years, representing 11.65% of the total number of candidates.

The keenness of Emirati youth to run in the National Council elections reflects the vision of the wise leadership of the state, regarding the citizen youth as one of the pillars of the comprehensive and sustainable development that the country is witnessing, and that they are a major tributary to the consolidation of the approach to enhancing political participation adopted by the UAE.

According to the timetable for the Federal National Council elections, immediately following the announcement of the preliminary list of candidates, the door for filing appeals against the candidates will be opened in the period from 26 to 28 of August.

The National Elections Committee will respond to all appeals submitted during the period from 29 to 31 of August, provided that the final list of candidates will be announced on 2 September 2023.