Two women elected to Qatar municipal council
DOHA: Two women won seats on Qatar’s 29-member municipal council, the Gulf emirate’s sole elected body, the elections committee said on Wednesday. Sheikha al-Jafiri and Fatima al-Kuwari retained the seats they had won in 2015.
Five women were among the 85 candidates standing in Tuesday’s election for the emirate-wide council. The other three failed to win seats.
DOHA: Two women won seats on Qatar’s 29-member municipal council, the Gulf emirate’s sole elected body, the elections committee said on Wednesday. Sheikha al-Jafiri and Fatima al-Kuwari retained the seats they had won in 2015.
Five women were among the 85 candidates standing in Tuesday’s election for the emirate-wide council. The other three failed to win seats.