Country Profile:
Upcoming Elections
- Legislative
October 2011
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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said al-Said
- Head of Government: Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said al-Said
- Assembly: Oman has a bicameral Parliament (Majlis Oman) consisting of the Upper Chamber (Majlis al-Dawla) with 48 seats and the Lower Chamber (Majlis al-Shura) with 84 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The Sultan and Prime Minister is inherited N/A.
- In the Upper Chamber (Majlis al-Dawla) 59 members are appointed by the monarch*. In the Lower Chamber (Majlis al-Shura) 84 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.**
* Members of the Majlis al-Dawla are appointed by the monarch and have advisory powers only.
** Members of the Majlis al-Shura are elected from 59 multi-member and single-member electoral districts. Districts with a population over 30,000 have multiple representatives.
Population:
- Population: 3,204,897 (July 2007 Estimate includes 577,292 non-nationals.)
Future elections
- Legislative - October 2011
Past elections
- Legislative - October 27, 2007
- Legislative - October 4, 2003
Last Updated on 08/17/2005
