UAE will hold direct elections

AT LEAST THE COUNTRY WHERE I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IS HEADED 'TOWARD' DEMOCRACY AND NOT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION... :)

President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on Friday that the decision to activate the Federal National Council through the election of half of its members by local councils in each emirate while appointing the second half is just the first step in what would be a wide-ranging reform policy... "The decision to introduce these reforms stems from the firm conviction of the UAE leadership on the importance of achieving wider and more effective participation of the citizens, men and women, in the building and development of the country so as to reinforce and protect the gains and achievements of their country," said Shaikh Khalifa...

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