Selected voters cast ballots in UAE elections
- 12 years ago
The Arab Spring has bypassed the United Arab Emirates but that might not be surprising given the wealth of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Some 129,000 Emirati citizens are eligible to elect 20 representatives out of 450 candidates, in 13 voting centres.
Voters chosen by the rulers cast their ballots in only the second-ever polls to elect half of the members of the advisory Federal National Council.
Even though not everyone is invited to take part, the size of the electorate has been significantly boosted from 6,600 voters in 2006.
Al Jazeera's Jane Ferguson explains.
Some 129,000 Emirati citizens are eligible to elect 20 representatives out of 450 candidates, in 13 voting centres.
Voters chosen by the rulers cast their ballots in only the second-ever polls to elect half of the members of the advisory Federal National Council.
Even though not everyone is invited to take part, the size of the electorate has been significantly boosted from 6,600 voters in 2006.
Al Jazeera's Jane Ferguson explains.