{"id":11980,"date":"2018-12-08T12:14:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-08T12:14:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-12-08T12:14:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T12:14:41","slug":"50-of-uae-fnc-members-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/announcements\/50-of-uae-fnc-members-women\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: 50% Of Seats In The UAE’s Federal National Council (FNC) Will Now Be Allocated To Women"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has passed a directive for Emirati women to occupy 50% of the UAE’s Federal National Council in next year’s election.<\/p>\n

Election for new members of FNC will happen next year and women will occupy HALF of the seats.<\/p>\n

Currently, women represent 22.5 % of the total seats in the FNC, i.e there are 9 women members for 40 seats.<\/p>\n

This new directive was issued by a tweet from the UAE Government<\/h3>\n
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As directed by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a step to further empower Emirati women and bolster their contributions to development, women\u2019s representation in the National Federal Council will be raised to 50%, starting next round. #UAEGov<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 UAEGov (@uaegov) December 8, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, also extended his support for the decision<\/h3>\n
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The Presidential decree allocating 50% of the seats in the Federal National Council to women is a great leap forwards in cementing the legislative and parliamentary role of women in our nation’s development. <\/p>\n

Women are half of our society: they should be represented as such.<\/p>\n

\u2014 HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) December 8, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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