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  • Sep 29, 2011: UAE: FNC election results stand, says NEC, The National (2011) In this news article; the National Election Committee NEC has rejected all the appeals over Saturday's (24 Sep) FNC elections, saying they were not backed by solid evidence. The appeals were lodged by 27 losing candidates, with claims ranging from voters using ID cards that were not theirs to ballot papers not being printed properly.
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  • Sep 25, 2011: UAE: UAE holds second-ever advisory body elections, women elected, Philippine Star (2011) In this news article, about 130,000 voters of the United Arab Emirates elected Saturday (24 September), half of the 40-member Federal National Council (FNC), the second such election in the Emirates' 40-year history. Around 450 candidates, including more than 80 women, ran for the 20 seats in the FNC, which mainly acts as an advisory body. The other half will be appointed by the Federal Supreme Council, the country's highest governing body.
  • Sep 25, 2011: UAE: 36,277 out of 130,000 voters voted, Khaleej Times (2011) This news article is about the Elections in the UAE where nineteen male candidates and one female candidate have won the Federal National Council (FNC) election which staged today across the Emirates, Chairman of the National Election Committee (NEC), said.
  • Sep 22, 2011: UAE: FNC candidates' advertising doubles, The National (2011) This news article says as campaigning for Saturday's FNC elections ended yesterday, an analysis by The National revealed that candidates took out almost twice as much newspaper advertising space in the second week compared with the first seven days.
  • Sep 22, 2011: UAE: From quotas to the ballot box, women rise in the FNC, The National (2011) This news article is about women participation in the FNC of UAE.
  • Jun 22, 2011: UAE: No ID card, no vote, election rules say, The National (2011) In what is going to be the UAE second election ever, the article reports that "Emiratis will have to be registered at the Emirates Identity Authority in order to vote in September's elections." Of its population of approximately 5 million, around 80,000 are expected to vote in the Federal National Council vote. A copy of the registered voters list will be made able via an official UAE government website.
  • Mar 17, 2011: UAE to hold second ever election in September, Reuters (2011) This news article says that the United Arab Emirates will hold the second election in its history in September to pick half the members of its advisory national assembly, the state news agency WAM said on Wednesday. The move to set the election for September 24 comes as anti-government protests rock the Arab world, including the wealthy Gulf Arab region.
  • Mar 10, 2011: UAE: Emiratis petition ruler for democratic elections, Reuters (2011) This news article says United Arab Emirates intellectuals petitioned their ruler on Wednesday for free and democratic elections, in a sign some Emiratis share growing Arab demands for a greater say in government.