A seminar organized by Qatar University, on November 25, sheds light on the Shura Council elections, scheduled for October next year, under the title “The Qatari Shura Council Elections: A Future Vision” and the impact of this experience on enhancing popular participation and building a modern state.

Dr. Hassan bin Rashid Al-Derham, President of Qatar University, said in a speech during the seminar that the Shura Council elections mean the start of a new phase of the national construction process and the continuation of decent living for its people, generation after generation, as stipulated in the National Vision 2030.

For his part, Brigadier General Salem Saqr Al-Muraikhi, Director

of the Legal Affairs Department at the Ministry of Interior, 
affirmed that this step constitutes a historical turning point and
a qualitative leap in the shura (deliberations) work in the State
of Qatar, and that it guarantees real representation of Qatari 
citizens of all groups.

In turn, Dr. Hamad Al-Hababi, assistant professor of constitutional
law at the College of Law at Qatar University, presented the 
conditions for membership in the Shura Council, and the council’s 
competencies in accordance with the provisions of the Qatari 
constitution, while Dr. Ali Al-Ram - an international expert in 
combating corruption and monitoring the integrity of legislative 
and municipal elections - addressed the issue of integrity 
guarantees in the electoral process.