Women and the municipal elections in Qatar
Qatar, Politics, 1/7/2003

It was officially announced in Qatar yesterday that one woman has nominated herself for the second municipal elections which are presumed to be held in Qatar in March, against 6 women who nominated themselves for the elections in 1999 and no one of them was elected.

News reports said that the chairman of the media committee for the municipal council elections Col. Rashid Shahin al-Atiq explained that 93 Qatari men nominated themselves in all elections circles including just one woman to compete for renewing the council ' s 29 seats.

He added the nomination will be officially announced on the 27th of this January.

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