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swampieA TREMENDOUS upsurge of euphoria and excitement was witnessed in both the UAE capital Abu Dhabi and in Fujairah yesterday, as also the rest of the country, as the names of the first winners in the country’s first Federal National Council elections were flashed last night.
The four winners in Abu Dhabi, Amal Abdullah Juma Karam Al Qubaisi (265 votes), secured the distinction of being the first woman to be elected to the FNC. The other three winners included Mohammed Mohammed Ali Fadhil Al Hameli (304 votes), Ahmed Shabib Mohammed Al Dhaheri (302 votes) and Rashid Musabah Al Knidi Al Marrar (194 votes).
Fujairah, by an interesting quirk of fate both winners, Sultan Ahmed Danakhani (122 votes) and Ahmed Saeed Al Danakhani (94 votes), belong to the same family. However, the lone woman candidate in the fray, Moza Khamis Ali Al Suwaidi, could secure only five votes. Earlier in the day yesterday, the mood and the enthusiasm quite matched the moment. And as voters of the select Electoral College cast the initial votes, they were well aware of the historical significance of UAE’s first parliamentary polls. Half the members of the 40-member FNC are being elected directly in these polls through the select Electoral College. The remaining would be appointed by the rulers of the seven emirates.
Enhancing the credibility and integrity of the FNC polls was the fact that till late last night, there were no complaints by any of the candidates regarding the conduct of the polls. But as the former first deputy speaker of the FNC, Ahmed Shabeeb Al Dhaheri, pointed out perceptively: The true test of democracy is yet to come. It will come, he added, when those who have been elected now have to honour the promises and pledges.
Source: Khaleej Times
Filed under: News and politics, Now Public, muslim
I’m not familiar with any civil strife, or public demand for representative government in this area. If the emirates have decided on their own, that it is in the best interest of their union, and it’s citizens, then this is actually a huge development.
As for the true test the former deputy spoke of, well, if that is all he is going to go by, then he will be greatly disappointed. Especially if the elected officals learn how easy it is to make and break promises, and learn to enjoy the concept of incumbency.
Thia has been under the radar.
UAE are trying very hard to modernize and compete in the 21st century; perhaps this is a step they felt necessary. Impressive.
Hey Swampie.
I’m still checking the radar for Thia.
/who is she, and what does she want.
Henh.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it now, without the blogosphere, we wouldn’t even know any of this was going on.
Thia is Gaia’s twin sister. I’m surprised you did not know that.
Nope, we would not. I switched on the evening news for the first time in months to see whazzup in Christmas events in town, and danged if a football game isn’t on. Back to the internet.
I must bid you all a good night.
Got to grind it out this week, for there will be plenty of time to enhance my chairs butt-groove after Friday, for a few weeks.
You only have one local channel?
/dang
Y’all be good or good at it.
Well, um, I dunno what to say about that chair’s butt groove. I have 3 days of work this week before I go on what I consider to be a terminal vacation. I’m accompanying my mom to the oncologist Tuesday but the company wants to give me grief about it. I don’t need it, or them. I’d probably make a helluva panhandler.
Will Nag for Money.
The BEST local channel. We actually have, uh, no local channels and get our news from J-ville.
You’re in the butt groove, baby.
/I dunno, but I can just hear a deep bass voice saying that in some R&B mood music.
Swampie, so they expect you to chose between your job and your Mom?
What idiots! They are going to lose nine out of ten on that. You just go on and take care of her…we only get one Mom in life.