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As part of its efforts to spread awareness about the Federal National Council (FNC) Elections, and in its capacity as the General Secretariat of the National Election Committee (NEC), the Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MFNCA) launched the Electoral Process Journey digital initiative on its website, in a bid to instil a culture of political participation in the community.

MFNCA Undersecretary His Excellency Tariq Hilal Lootah said The UAEs parliamentary experience has been a notable one, dotted with great accomplishments and meaningful progress with each election cycle,. He further added These advancements have come hand in hand with continuous developments to legislative and regulatory procedures, as well as logistical services. This, in turn, is evident in the ever-growing turnout from voters.

The new initiative answers the growing interest in participating in the electoral process, H.E. continued. It reflects the privileged position that the Federal National Council has come to occupy as a legislative and oversight authority, as well as the role that FNC members play in raising and discussing citizens issues at the Council, in a bid to address their needs and fulfil their aspirations.

With this initiative, the MFNCA promotes the knowledge needed as a foundation for creating an electoral culture, H.E. Lootah explained. It also draws a visual picture of the various stages of the FNC election process, spreading knowledge about procedures, such as requirements for would-be candidates, in addition to voting procedures where electoral college members vote for their representatives in the Council.

The Electoral Process Journey digital initiative focuses on building awareness about every stage of the electoral process, which starts with announcing the formation of the National Election Committee and outlining its role in drawing the general framework of the electoral process, overseeing the election, announcing the names of electoral college members, and setting the schedule for the election.

The initiative spreads awareness about how the sub-committees of the NEC are formed, raising awareness about procedures from announcing the opening of the candidacy period and outlining procedures related to announcing ones candidacy, to declaring the final list of candidates, conditions for providing information about candidacy campaigns and related procedures, voting abroad, early voting, election day, announcing preliminary count results, and approving the final list of winners in the absence of by-elections.

Information about the initiative can be accessed on the official website of the Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs: www.mfnca.gov.ae

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